[D] Carnotaurus sastrei [Si] [Su] [sG] [T]
Describer
Bonaparte, 1985
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian Maastrichtian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Abelisauridae
Diet
Carnivore
Fossilsite
La Colonia Formation, Chubut, Argentina
Length
7.5 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies - Skull - Skin
Holotype
MACN-CH 894 Based on a skeleton with skull lacking only the hind feet and distal tail.
Carnotaurus (\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"carnivorous bull\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\") had a deeper, shorter, more bull-like head than other theropods. Most extraordinary were the pointed, wing-like horns above its eyes-perhaps butting weapons used by fighting rivals.
Other features are very short forelimbs, long, slender hindlimbs, and a slender body. The hand of carnotaurus had four fingers of which one a spike was pointed backwards.
Bonaparte, 1985
Time
Cretaceous Late Campanian Maastrichtian
Classification
Saurischia Theropoda Abelisauridae
Diet
Carnivore
Fossilsite
La Colonia Formation, Chubut, Argentina
Length
7.5 meter
Info
Genus - Typespecies - Skull - Skin
Holotype
MACN-CH 894 Based on a skeleton with skull lacking only the hind feet and distal tail.
Carnotaurus (\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"carnivorous bull\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\") had a deeper, shorter, more bull-like head than other theropods. Most extraordinary were the pointed, wing-like horns above its eyes-perhaps butting weapons used by fighting rivals.
Other features are very short forelimbs, long, slender hindlimbs, and a slender body. The hand of carnotaurus had four fingers of which one a spike was pointed backwards.