Dinosauria
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Allosauroidea
Carcharodontosauria
Carcharodontosauridae
Pronunciation: kar-KHAR-o-DON-to-SOR-uh-day
Author: Ernst Stromer
Year: 1931
Meaning: Shark-toothed lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: Acrocanthosauridae (Molnar, 2003)
Author: Ernst Stromer
Year: 1931
Meaning: Shark-toothed lizards (see etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal (2 legs)
Synonyms: Acrocanthosauridae (Molnar, 2003)
Definition:
The most inclusive clade containing Carcharodontosaurus saharicus but not Allosaurus fragilis, Sinraptor dongi or Passer domesticus.
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Etymology
Carcharodontosauridae is derived from the Greek "karcharo" (jagged), "odont" (tooth), "sauros" (lizard) and "-idae" (family).
The scientific name of the Great white shark is Carcharodon, also derived from "karcharo" and "odont", and Stromer explicitly named Carcharodontosaurus "for its mainly Carcharodon-like teeth". Hence Carchardontosaurids are "shark-toothed lizards".
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References
• Stromer E (1931) "Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. II. Wirbeltier-Reste der Baharîjestufe (unterstes Cenoman). 10. Ein Skelett-Rest von Carcharodontosaurus nov. gen." [Results of the Research Expedition of
Prof. E. Stromer in the
Egyptian Desert. II. Vertebrate remains from the Baharîje Beds (lower Cenomanian). A skeletal remain of Carcharodontosaurus nov. gen.]. 
Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge, 9: 1-23
