†subfamily Carcharodontosaurinae Brusatte and Sereno 2007 (allosauroid)

Reptilia - Avetheropoda - Carcharodontosauridae

Synonym: Giganotosaurinae Coria and Currie 2006

Full reference: S. Brusatte and P. C. Sereno. 2007. Phylogeny of Allosauroidea (Dinosauria: Theropoda): new analysis, comparisons, and sources of disagreement. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 27(3):54A

Parent taxon: Carcharodontosauridae according to J. I. Canale et al. 2013

See also Brusatte et al. 2009, Brusatte and Sereno 2007, Carrano et al. 2012, Coria and Currie 2006, Csiki-Sava et al. 2016 and Novas et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Acrocanthosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, Concavenator, Eocarcharia, Giganotosaurus, Kelmayisaurus, Lajasvenator, Mapusaurus, Megalosaurus inexpectatus, Shaochilong, Taurovenator, Unquillosaurus, Veterupristisaurus

Subtaxa: Giganotosaurini

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Argentina (4 collections), Romania (1), United States (1: Arizona)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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