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genus · 1 represented species

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus is a dinosaur genus represented here by Carnotaurus sastrei.

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Carnotaurus

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Representative silhouette for Carnotaurus
1Direct child groups
1Countries represented
72–69 MaDataset range

Branch structure

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species

Carnotaurus sastrei

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Side-view life reconstruction of Carnotaurus sastrei by Fred WierumArt by Fred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Carnotaurus sastrei

A short-skulled Patagonian abelisaurid with thick brow horns, extremely reduced arms and exceptionally preserved scaly skin. Nearly everything known comes from one remarkable skeleton.

carnivore~7.5 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Argentina

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology