Africa Allosauria Allosauroidea Averostra Avetheropoda Carcharodontosauria Carcharodontosauridae Carnosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eusaurischia Neotheropoda Orionides Saurischia Tetanurae Theropoda

Eocarcharia dinops

Dinosaur: Eocarcharia dinops

Cretaceous: 121.4–100.5 Ma

TRIASSIC

JURASSIC

CRETACEOUS

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Type: Theropod

*Length:**	8.4 m	27.6 ft
*Weight:**	1.9 tons	4,189 lb

ESR: 1.5 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Africa

Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Aptian-Albian
Years: 121.4–100.5 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Sereno & Brusatte
Year: 2008

Distribution

Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Elrhaz

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Tetanurae
Orionides
Avetheropoda
Carnosauria
Allosauroidea
Allosauria
Carcharodontosauria
Carcharodontosauridae

Sources

Material: Complete left postorbital, referred other isolated skull fragments and teeth (at least three individuals).
References: Sereno, Paul C.; Brusatte, Stephen L. (2008). "Basal abelisaurid and carcharodontosaurid theropods from the Lower Cretaceous Elrhaz Formation of Niger".