Carcharodontosaurus

Carcharodontosaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that roamed Northwest Africa around 100 million years ago. It had sharp, serrated teeth similar to those of a great white shark, which inspired its name. This fearsome predator lived during the Cretaceous period alongside other giant reptiles.

• Its teeth were first discovered in Algeria in 1925 but later lost.
• A partial skeleton found in Egypt was destroyed during World War II.
• A Moroccan skull fossil became the official reference specimen in 2007.