LARGE THEROPOD

LATE CRETACEOUS

Carnotaurus was a lightly built, bipedal predator, measuring 7.9 - 9.1M
(26 to 30 ft) in length and weighing at least 1.35 metric tons

The Carnotaurus was a carnivore and ate meat. The Carnotaurus is one of the fastest large theropods to ever live on our planet.

Carnotaurus measured up to 30 feet (9 meters) long, 10 feet (3 meters) tall, and weighed up to 4000 pounds (2 tons).

It's "Kar-noh-TORE-us"

Carnotaurus is one of the fastest large theropods to ever live on our planet. with estimated top running speed of 25 miles per hour.

They lived in the Late Cretaceous Period between 69 and 72 million years ago.

The teeth of a Carnotaurus are almost eight times smaller than teeth of a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Carnotaurus fossil was found in the Patagonia region in South America.

History

The Carnotaurus was discovered in 1984, by Jose Bonaparte, an Argentinian paleontologist. and got its scientific name Carnotaurus sastrei in 1985

The Carnotaurus is a member of the Abelisauridae family.

Paleontologists think the horns of the Carnotaurus might have been used to fight each other, either over a prey corpse, territory or during mating.

Quick Facts

Species Type: Carnotaurus sastrei

Type of Dinosaur: Theropod

Period: Late Cretaceous

Diet: Meat (carnivorous)

Life Span: 20+ years (estimated)

Length: Average 24 to 30 feet

Weight: At least 1.5 tons