Carnotaurus

diet:

Meat

found in:

Patagonia, Argentina

period:

Late Cretaceous

beautiful nerdy facts

Means ‘Carnivorous bull.’
Lived in Patagonia, Argentina in the Late Cretaceous.
Was a large theropod of about 26 ft (8 m) long, like two Volkswagen beetles.
Weighted 1.3 tons, almost as heavy as two cows 🐄🐄
Thighs’ muscles contributed to 30% of their total weight.
Was part of the Abelisauridae family. These dinosaurs had odd features in their heads, and Carnotaurus displayed two horns above its eyes.
Ran almost at 39 mi per hour (64km per hour). To give you an idea, Gazelles run at 80 km per hour.
Was probably the fastest runner of large theropods.
Had useless arms, with four tiny fingers– only two of them had bones 🦴
Bitting force was twice the American Alligator’s bite 🐊
Might have preyed large animals by ambushing and delivering slashing wounds.