
Carnotaurus
The shares some features with dinosaurs in the northern hemisphere, as sharp and curved teeth that are observed in all carnivorous theropods. It has very short bones in the arms, similar to Tyrannosaurus of North America and Asia. On the other hand, there are specific features of Carnotaurus , like horns.
The horns are bone and out of the rear ends of the skull, are facing up and out. Probably in life were covered by a horny sheath, like the horns of bulls and rams today. The horns have a decorative function. Since so few have been discovered skeletons Carnotaurus do not know if they had only males or females also.
The Slayer Skill Carnotaurus muzzle was very narrow, but the horns are made much wider. The eyes were oriented slightly forward. Accordingly, the Carnotaurus had a certain capacity of binocular vision, so that the fields of vision of left and right eye could overlap. This is also a feature of human vision allows the animal yu estimate distances accurately. With a vision so good, probably Carnotaurus was a formidable hunter, able to detect and hunt their prey with great efficiency.
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But what Carnotaurus ate? Most short-armed dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus had very large heads and strong that essentially served as a weapon to kill. But because of its shape and flexibility, the skull of Carnotaurus was quite weak. It could bend and break, particularly during scuffles with larger animals. This suggests that Carnotaurus not used to attack animals of the same size or bigger than him, because his skull had not resisted these forces. On the contrary, could hunt smaller animals and agile using specialized vision and his ability to boot to run very quickly to achieve them.
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Gender: Carnotaurus
Rating: Theropoda; ceratosaurs; Abelisauridae
Length: 7.5 m
Height: 3.5 m
Weight: Up to 1 tonne
Period: Cretaceous half, about 113-91 million years
Found in: Argentina
Gender: Carnotaurus
Rating: Theropoda; ceratosaurs; Abelisauridae
Length: 7.5 m
Height: 3.5 m
Weight: Up to 1 tonne
Period: Cretaceous half, about 113-91 million years
Found in: Argentina
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