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Sign in to saveCarnotaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between 69 and 66 million years ago. The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei. Known from a single well-preserved skeleton, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere. The skeleton, found in 1984, was uncovered in the Chubut Province of Argentina from rocks of the La Colonia Formation. Carnotaurus is a derived member of the Abelisauridae, a group of large theropods that occupied the large predatorial niche in the southern landmasses of Gondwana during the late
Carnotaurus was a large meat-eating dinosaur that lived in South America roughly 69 to 66 million years ago, known from a single skeleton discovered in Argentina in 1984 that is exceptionally well-preserved. It belongs to a group of southern theropod predators called Abelisaurids, making it one of the best-understood dinosaurs from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 1.35
- Image
- Carnotaurus reconstruction Headden.jpg
- Height
- 3
- Length
- 8
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- start time
- 72000000-0
- end time
- 69000000-0
- taxon name
- Carnotaurus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Carnotaurus
- location of discovery
- Argentina
- different from
- Carnosauria
- time period
- Late Cretaceous
- main food source
- carnivore
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