Charcharodontosaurus: named after the shark, Charcharodon. Name meaning jagged-teeth lizard
Saharicus: calling back to the Sahara desert, as it was found in North Africa
-a Charcharodontisaurid dinosaur found in late Cretaceous North Africa
-two unique teeth were found in Algeria which named the type species “Megalosaurus Saharicus” and was later classified as “Dryptosaurus” these were the Holotype specimens.
-more teeth, a partial skull, vertebrae, and fragments of hip and leg bones were discovered and matched the teeth, and high erected the new genus “Charcharodontosaurus Saharicus” these remains were destroyed during WWII
-a more complete skull was found in Niger, and resembled the previous specimens although it was classified as a Neotype “Charcharodontosaurus Iguidensis” due to a different Maxilla and brain case.
-in 2016 research discovered that C. iguidensis is more similar to the Holotype than C. Saharicus. Controversially making C. Saharicus the Neotype instead.
-although it’s also debated that C. Iguidensis is actually a Sigilmassasaurus instead and not even a charcharodontisaurid.
-the brain has been studied and found that it was similar to that of Allosaurus and contained a large optic nerve. The auditory areas were also standard compared to other therapods.
-Charcharodontosaurus was able to lift animals up to 935 pounds (424 kg) in its jaws.
I don’t remember the name of the bird the coloration for this one is based on
