Carnotaurus: quick facts
A strange-looking dinosaur with a short snout, twobull-like horns, a weak jaw and small eyes. A skin castdiscovered in southern Argentina reveals that Carnotaurus in life had a reptilian, pebbly skin.
Period
Early Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
24.6 feet (7.5 meters)
Weight
1,984 lbs (900 kg)
Family
Abelisauridae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.