Carnotaurus

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Translingual

Skeletal reconstruction of †Carnotaurus sastrei
Carnotaurus sastrei life restoration

Etymology

From Latin carnis (flesh) + Latin taurus (bull).

Proper noun

Carnotaurus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the familyAbelisauridae – A theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, probably sometime between 72 and 69 million years ago.

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