Archosauria - Avetheropoda - Carcharodontosauridae

Original holotype, BSP 1922 X-46, was destroyed in World War II. Neotype designated by Brusatte & Sereno (2007).

Alternative combinations: Dryptosaurus saharicus, Megalosaurus (Carcharodontosaurus) saharicus, Megalosaurus saharicus

Synonym: Megalosaurus africanus Huene 1956 [objective synonym]

Full reference: C. Depéret and J. Savornin. 1925. Sur la découverte d'une faune de Vertébrés albiens à Timimoun (Sahara occidental) [On the discovery of a fauna of Albian vertebrates at Timimoun (western Sahara)]. Comptes Rendus des Hebdomadaires des Seances de l'Academie des Sciences à Paris 181:1108-1111

Belongs to Carcharodontosaurus according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012

Sister taxa: Carcharodontosaurus iguidensis, Sigilmassasaurus brevicollis

Type specimens:

• Carcharodontosaurus saharicus: BSP 1922 X-46; SGM Din-1 (neotype), a set of teeth
• Megalosaurus africanus: Its type locality is 2 km from Timimoun, which is in an Albian terrestrial horizon in the Continental Intercalaire Formation of Algeria.