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Carnotaurus
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Carnotaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived in South America
(its fossils have
been found in Patagonia, Argentina)
during the late Cretaceous period,
about 70 million years ago.
Carnotaurus was about 30 feet (9 meters) long, and stood about 10 feet (3 meters) tall at
the hips. It weighed around 2 tons.
The most noteworthy feature of Carnotaurus are the thick horns above the eyes, it is from
these it gets its name, which means "flesh bull" (it is a meat-eater, and the horns
are said to resemble those of a bull).
Carnotaurus also had a number of other unusual and interesting features:
- It had a robust (but small) skull, but a slender low jaw bone.
- Its eyes, unusually for a dinosaur, faced forward. Scientists think that this
may mean it had binocular vision and depth perception.
- It had a relatively long neck as compared to other
Theropod dinosaurs.
- It had extremely reduced front limbs, each of which ended in a four-fingered hand.
Although only one near-complete skeleton of Carnotaurus has been so far (at the time of writing this article),
this skeleton was accompanied by
fossilized skin impressions. From these,
we know that Carnotaurus did not have feathers (unlike some other advanced
Theropod dinosaurs), but the
animals skin was lined with rows of bumps, the bumps growing larger nearer the animal's spine. It is not
entirely clear what the purpose of these bumps would have been.
Carnotaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived about 70 million years ago
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Carnotaurus Facts
Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Carnotaurus:
- Carnotaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
- "Carnotaurus" means "flesh bull" (because it was a meat-eater and had horns resembling those of a bull).
- Carnotaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Carnotaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
- Carnotaurus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Carnotaurus was not itself an ancestor of birds).
- Carnotaurus lived about 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
- Carnotaurus lived in South America.
- Carnotaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater).
- Carnotaurus was about 30 feet (9 meters) long, and was about 10 feet (3 meters) tall at the hips.
- Carnotaurus weighed around 2 tons.
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By Tamara Green
Brand: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Released: January 1st, 1997
Library Binding (24 pages)
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Looking at Carnotaurus (New Dinosaur Collection)- Manufacturer: Gareth Stevens Pub
- Brand: Brand: Gareth Stevens Publishing
- ISBN: 0836817311
- EAN: 9780836817317
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Tamara Green
- Publication Date: January 1st, 1997
- Release Date: January 1st, 1997
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By Siggi Young
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Carnotaurus: Abenteuer Dinosaurierexpedition Patagonien (German Edition)- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- ISBN: 1517747058
- EAN: 9781517747053
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- Number of Pages: 635
- Author: Siggi Young
- Publication Date: November 16th, 2015
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By B. B. Calhoun
Brand: W H Freeman n Co (Sd)
Released: April 1st, 1995
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Night of the Carnotaurus (Dinosaur Detective)- Manufacturer: W H Freeman & Co
- Brand: Brand: W H Freeman n Co (Sd)
- ISBN: 0716765934
- EAN: 9780716765936
Details:- Paperback
- Number of Pages: 111
- Author: B. B. Calhoun
- Publication Date: April 1st, 1995
- Release Date: April 1st, 1995
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By Grace Hansen
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Carnotaurus (Dinosaurs)- Manufacturer: Abdo Kids Jumbo
- ISBN: 1098202422
- EAN: 9781098202422
Details:- Product Category: Library Binding
- Number of Pages: 24
- Author: Grace Hansen
- Publication Date: December 15th, 2020
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