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.

Sep 22, 2011 · As pointed out by Ruiz and co-authors, the arms of Carnotaurus have a robust lower portion, made up of the radius and ulna, that is about a quarter of the length of the upper arm bone (the...

Jun 2, 2024 · Carnotaurus describes a genus of large therapod dinosaurs that lived at the end of the Cretaceous period, but the rarity of their fossils and the unique physical characteristics of this prehistoric beast makes it an intriguing part of prehistory.

Nov 13, 2024 · Carnotaurus, known as “meat-eating bull,” measured 7 to 9 meters long and weighed up to 2,500 kg, showcasing its predatory nature. Discovered in 1984 by José Bonaparte in Argentina, its type specimen provides crucial anatomical insights into theropod evolution.

Jul 31, 2019 · Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, 1985 is a theropod dinosaur, perhaps the most iconic representative of the Abelisauridae. It is known by a fairly complete specimen, recovered from Upper Cretaceous...

Aug 18, 2020 · Here we present a re-study of the skull of Carnotaurus including detailed osteological descriptions, CT scans analyses and comparisons with abelisaurid taxa. Novel information concerning bones that remained undescribed (i.e., palate) is also offered.

Jul 18, 2014 · Granted, its lower arm bones were fairly robust and, accordingly, may not have been 100 percent useless. Yet, it’s still difficult to imagine these bizarre, peg-like appendages playing a huge...

CRANIAL KINESIS and lower jaws have loose sutures between some bones that sug-gest a kinetic structure. Although this condition was not unusual in the skull of theropods (BAKKER, 1986), Carnotaurus presented apparently much more mobile jo

Yet, the most distinctive features of the Carnotaurus were the bony prominences on its frontal bone. No other abelisaurid has such appendages. The time period during which the Carnotaurus was present on the earth was about 75 to 65 million years ago.

Carnotaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between about 72 and 69.9 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.