Carnotaurus sastrei was a lightly built, 8-metre-long theropod dinosaur that roamed the Chubut Province of Argentina during the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 70 million years ago.
The most distinguishing feature of Carnotaurus was the bull-like horns above the eyes; the name Carnotaurus means “meat-eating bull.” In life these horns would have been extended by a layer of keratin, the same substance your fingernails are made of.
Facts
| Period | Cretaceous (Maastrichtian stage) |
| Age | Approx. 70 million years old |
| Diet | Carnivore |
| Height | 2.5m at the hips |
| Length | 8 metres |
| Weight | 1.5 tonnes |
