Classification
Dinosauria
Unranked clade
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Theropoda
Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda
Unranked clade
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Averostra
Unranked clade
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Tetanurae
Unranked clade
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Allosauroidea
Superfamily
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Carcharodontosauria
Unranked clade
Fossil sites 21 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
Geological formations
Temporal distribution
Turonian
(93.9–89.8 Ma)
3
Cenomanian
(100.5–93.9 Ma)
4
Albian
(113.2–100.5 Ma)
2
Aptian
(121.4–113.2 Ma)
3
Barremian
(125.77–121.4 Ma)
2
Hauterivian
(132.6–125.77 Ma)
2
Valanginian
(137.05–132.6 Ma)
1
Tithonian
(149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Kimmeridgian
(154.8–149.2 Ma)
2
Aalenian
(174.7–170.9 Ma)
1
Images 2
Bibliography
Original description
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