Shark-Toothed Beast 1,000 Piece Puzzle with Tooth Cast

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Called "shark-toothed" for its blade-shaped teeth, Carcharodontosaurus sliced its prey to pieces. Its skull is narrow side to side, with swollen brows protecting each eye socket.

On a remote cliff in Morocco, Paul Sereno uncovers the tooth row of a skull of Carcharodontosaurus. At five feet in length (160 cm), the skull is as long as that of the largest Tyrannosaurus.

Fun Facts

• Name:Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, "Shark-toothed reptile from the Sahara"
• Age:~95 million years old
• Location:Northern Africa
• Length:40 feet (12 meters)
• Weight:~5 tons
• Diet:Dinosaurs

Key Points

• Paul excavating the only skull ever discovered
• Jaw bone studded with blade-shaped teeth
• Strong brow ridge over eye socket