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Carcharodontosaurinae

Osteichthyes - Carcharodontosauridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Giganotosaurinae Coria and Currie p. 74
2007Carcharodontosaurinae Brusatte and Sereno p. 54A
2009Carcharodontosaurinae Brusatte et al. p. 1055 fig. 3
2012Carcharodontosaurinae Carrano et al. p. 267
2013Carcharodontosaurinae Canale et al.
2013Carcharodontosaurinae Novas et al. p. 185
2016Carcharodontosaurinae Csiki-Sava et al. p. 230

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
RankNameAuthor
Romeriida
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Theropoda()
Neotheropoda
AverostraPaul 2002
Tetanurae
superfamilyAllosauroidea
familyCarcharodontosauridae
subfamilyCarcharodontosaurinae
subfamilyCarcharodontosaurinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Carcharodontosaurinae Brusatte and Sereno 2007
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Tr. †Giganotosaurini Brusatte and Sereno 2008
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G. †Meraxes Canale et al. 2022
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Meraxes gigas Canale et al. 2022
G. †Tyrannotitan Novas et al. 2005
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Tyrannotitan chubutensis Novas et al. 2005
Invalid names: Giganotosaurinae Coria and Currie 2006 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Coria and P. J. Currie 2006 (Giganotosaurinae)Carcharodontosaurids linked by the derived femur with a weak fourth trochanter, and a shallow, broad extensor groove on the distal end.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteo
Entire body: yeso
Adult length: 10 to < 100o
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10o
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10o
Architecture: compact or denseo
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partso
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: carnivoreo
Reproduction: oviparouso
Dispersal: direct/internalo
Dispersal 2: mobileo
Created: 2004-12-14 12:50:08
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:50:08
Source: o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Marsh 1875

Age range: base of the Valanginian to the top of the Turonian or 137.05000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Romania (Constanta) Megalosaurus superbus (90900)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Argentina (Chubut) Theropoda indet. (38529 38531) Tyrannotitan chubutensis (162466)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Turonian100.5 - 89.8Argentina (Neuquén) Carcharodontosauridae indet. (123202)