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  • C. sastrei (Bonaparte,1985) type species
  • Name : Carnotaurus Species : sastrei
    Pronounced : KAHR-no-TAWR-us Pronounced : SAS-tree-eye
    Meaning : "flesh eating bull" Meaning :
    Length :
    7.5 meters (25')
    Height at hips :
    2 meters (6.6')
    Weight :
    1 ton
    Diet : carnivor = meat eater Period : Middle to Upper Cretaceous
    Superorder :
    Dinosauria
    Order :
    Saurischia
    Suborder :
    Theropoda
    Family :
    Abelisauridae
    Discovered by:
    When Discovered:
    Described by:
    J. Bonaparte
    When Described:
    1985
    Fossils found in : (Gorro Frigio Formation) Chubut, Argentina
    Charactistics and things of interest:
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