Carnotaurus

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Carnotaurus is a large, carnivorous theropod dinosaur known for its distinctive bull-like horns, lightly built body, and extremely reduced forelimbs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carnotaurus canonical 3
Carnotaurus sastrei 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf abelisaurid theropod
genus of dinosaur
bodyPlan bipedal
clade Ceratosauria
class Reptilia
coexistedWith other Late Cretaceous South American dinosaurs
diet carnivorous
ecologicalRole large terrestrial predator
estimatedLength 7.5–9 meters
estimatedMass 1–2 metric tons
extinctionStatus extinct
family Ceratosauria
surface form: Abelisauridae
forelimbProportions extremely short forearms
formation La Colonia Formation
fossilRange Late Cretaceous
fossilsFoundIn Argentina
geologicalAge Maastrichtian
handMorphology four fingers with reduced mobility
hasDistinctiveFeature bull-like horns above the eyes
extremely reduced forelimbs
lightly built body
long powerful hindlimbs
short deep skull
very robust neck
jawAdaptation strong bite for seizing prey
kingdom Animalia
likelySpeed fast-running theropod
livedIn South America
locomotion obligate biped
namedBy José Fernando Bonaparte
surface form: José Bonaparte
nameEtymology from Latin carno (flesh) and taurus (bull)
nameMeaning meat-eating bull
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
popularCulture featured in documentaries
featured in films
featured in video games
reproduction oviparous
respiratorySystem likely bird-like air sac system
skinPreservation fossil skin impressions known
skinTexture non-overlapping scales with larger bumps
skullOrnamentation pair of thick conical horns
suborder Theropoda
superorder Dinosauria
tailFunction counterbalance during running
taxonRank genus
thermoregulation likely homeothermic or mesothermic
trophicLevel apex predator
typeSpecies Carnotaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Carnotaurus sastrei
yearDescribed 1985

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

DINOSAUR featuresDinosaur Carnotaurus
Theropoda includes Carnotaurus
Carnotaurus typeSpecies Carnotaurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Carnotaurus sastrei
Ceratosauria notableMember Carnotaurus
this entity surface form: Carnotaurus sastrei