Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus was a large predator.  It was one of the largest Theropods.  It lived in what is now N. Africa.  It was up to 44 feet or 14.2 m long so it was longer than the 40 foot long T. rex but possibly not as heavy.  It lived in the Mid Cretaceous Period so it lived way before the Late Cretaceous T. rex.   It had an estimated weight or mass of up to 8 metric tonnes.  The largest and somewhat controversial estimates for T. rex put it at 9 tons.  The most complete Carcharodontosaurus skull was found in Morocco.  The teeth look somewhat shark-like so the name means Shark Tooth Lizard.  

During the Mid Cretaceous North Africa was a swampy area with possibly a river delta.