Carnotaurus is a carnivorous dinosaur belonging to the Abelisauridae family that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. The name “Carnotaurus” means “carnivorous bull” in Latin, due to the prominent horns protruding from its skull.
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Carnotaurus was a large animal, measuring around 9 meters long and 2.5 meters high at the withers. It weighed around 1.5 tonnes. Its head was relatively small compared to its body, but it was equipped with large, sharp teeth that enabled it to tear its prey to pieces. He also had large, muscular hind legs that gave him impressive running speed.
Carnotaurus was a formidable predator, hunting mainly herbivores such as sauropods and iguanodons. Although it was a powerful and fearsome animal, it also faced numerous predators of its own species, such as Allosaurus and Torvosaurus.
Carnotaurus is one of the best-known dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous era. It was popularized by its appearance in the film “Jurassic Park III” and remains a fascinating subject for scientists and dinosaur enthusiasts to this day.
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