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QUICK FACTS
 WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Also known as:
Not Available
Etymology:
'meat-eating bull'
Pronunciation:
CAR-no-TAWR-us
DISCOVERY
Carnotaurus sastrei
was discovered by Bonaparte in 1985 in the La Colonia Formation of Chubut, Argentina
VITAL STATISTICS
Time Span:
83.5 - 65.5 mya
Length: 7.5 m Weight: 2.1 - 2.3 ton Diet: Carnivore CLASSIFICATION
Class:
Sauropsida
Sub-class:
Diapsida
Super-order:
Dinosauria
Order:
Saurischia
Sub-order:
Theropoda
Infra-order:
Ceratosauria
Family:
Abelisauridae
Genus:
Carnotaurus
Species:
sastrei
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Carnotaurus is one of the most complete abelisurid theropod known. It has a very short stout snout, two horns above the eyes, and a pair of short stubby arms.
The name Carnotaurus means 'meat-eating bull'.
