Carcharodontosauridae

Carcharodontosaurids; Temporal range: Possible Campanian record
	Reconstructed Carcharodontosaurus skull, Science Museum of Minnesota
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	†Carcharodontosauria
Family:	†Carcharodontosauridae; Stromer, 1931
Subgroups
	†Acrocanthosaurus; †Concavenator; †Eocarcharia; †Kelmayisaurus; †Lajasvenator; †Lusovenator?; †Neovenator?; †Sauroniops; †Shaochilong; †Scipionyx?; †Taurovenator; †Unquillosaurus?; †Veterupristisaurus; †Carcharodontosaurinae †Carcharodontosaurus; †Giganotosaurini †Giganotosaurus; †Mapusaurus; †Meraxes; †Tyrannotitan; ; ;
Synonyms
	Acrocanthosauridae Molnar, 2003;

Carcharodontosauridae (carcharodontosaurids; from the Greek καρχαροδοντόσαυρος, carcharodontósauros: "shark-toothed lizards") is a group of carnivorous theropod dinosaurs. In 1931, Ernst Stromer named Carcharodontosauridae as a family, which, in modern paleontology, indicates a clade within Carnosauria. Carcharodontosaurids include some of the largest land predators ever known: Giganotosaurus, Mapusaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and Tyrannotitan all rivaled Tyrannosaurus in size. Estimates give a maximum weight of 8–10 metric tons (8.8–11.0 short tons) for the largest carcharodontosaurids, while the smallest carcharodontosaurids were estimated to have weighed at least 500 kilograms (1,100 lb).

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