Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus sastrei · A lightly built predator with two thick horns above its eyes, a deep skull, tiny arms and long legs.

It lived about 69 to 66 million years ago.

Carnotaurus
Photo: Andrey Atuchin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carnotaurus
Photo: Fred Wierum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carnotaurus
Photo: Ghedoghedo, CC BY-SA 3.0

Taxonomy

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSaurischia
FamilyAbelisauridae
GenusCarnotaurus
SpeciesCarnotaurus sastrei

Where its fossils were found

Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina.

Fun facts

  • Carnotaurus had two thick horns above its eyes, a feature not seen in any other carnivorous dinosaur.
  • Its name means "meat-eating bull", a nod to its bull-like horns.
  • Carnotaurus left behind extensive skin impressions showing small, pebbly scales and large bumps along its sides, with no sign of feathers.
  • Its arms were tiny and vestigial, with a forearm only a quarter the size of the upper arm.

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Facts and taxonomy adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).