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    Carcharodontosauridae (carcharodontosaurids; from the Greek καρχαροδοντόσαυρος, carcharodontósauros: "shark-toothed lizards") is a group of carnivorous...
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    and the pectoral girdle proportionally small. Part of the family Carcharodontosauridae, Giganotosaurus is one of the most completely known members of the...
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    contains four families — the Metriacanthosauridae, Allosauridae, Carcharodontosauridae, and Neovenatoridae. Allosauroids, alongside the family Megalosauroidea...
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    evolution that occurred independently in four different lineages: Carcharodontosauridae, Abelisauridae, Tyrannosauridae, and Alvarezsauridae. Additionally...
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    after Novas et al., 2013, shows the position of Tyrannotitan within Carcharodontosauridae. Novas, F. E.; S. de Valais; P. Vickers-Rich; T. Rich (2005). "A...
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    Carnosauria †Superfamily Allosauroidea †Family Allosauridae †Family Carcharodontosauridae †Family Neovenatoridae †Family Metriacanthosauridae Parvorder Coelurosauria...
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    of southern Tunisia. However, the caudal vertebra is now labeled Carcharodontosauridae indet. Fossils from the Quseir Formation of western Egypt were assigned...
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    definitively showed that Mapusaurus is nested within the clade Carcharodontosauridae. The authors noted that the structure of the femur suggests a closer...
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    Most studies have found it to be a member of the related family Carcharodontosauridae. At the time of its discovery, Acrocanthosaurus and most other large...
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    closest relatives) †Carcharodontosauria (robust allosauroids) †Carcharodontosauridae (includes some of the largest purely terrestrial carnivores) †Neovenatoridae...
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