The carnotaurus is a large theropod, which means it walked on two legs. It was a typical example of a dinosaur. It had crests, or horns, above it's eyes and used them as a weapon to head-butt they're competitor or prey. Only one specimen was found, and surprisingly, a nearly complete skeleton, most of its skin remains and rotting food in its ribs. A discovery like this is extremely rare in paleontology.
Fact file
Description: a bipedal carnivore
Order: saurischia
Period: late cretaceous period, about 70 mya
Name translation: carnivorous bull
Length: 9 m
Height: 3-4 m at the hips
Weight: 1-4 tonnes
Bite force: 3700 PSI
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