Biography of the Horned L i z a r d

Carnotarus.

Carnotaurus was a large theropod, about 8 metres (26 ft) in length, with weights varying between 1,488 kg and 2,626 kg.

One of its earliest prominent roles in fiction was the 1995 sequel to Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton's The Lost World.

There is a rather puzzling contrast between Carnotaurus’ deep, robust-looking skull and its shallow, slender lower jaw. So far no-one has worked out what this might imply about its methods of feeding.

{Yes, It's a T-rex roar, so?}

Name Meaning: Carnotaurus means "flesh(-eating) bull"
Pronounced: KAR-no-TAWR-us
Named By: Jose Bonaparte
When Named: 1985

Size:
Length: 25 feet (7.5 m) long
Height: 6.5 ft (2.2 m) tall at the hips
Weight: 1 ton (1000 kg)

When it lived: Middle Cretaceous period, about 113 to 91 million years ago

Where it lived: A single fossil was found in Patagonia, Chubut Province, Argentina, South America.

Fossils: An almost complete fossilized skeleton, together with skin impressions (that reveal rows of bumps on rough skin), has been found.

Classification:
•Kingdom Animalia (animals)
•Phylum Chordata (having a hollow nerve chord ending in a brain)
•Class Archosauria (diapsids with socket-set teeth, etc.)
•Order Saurischia - lizard-hipped dinosaurs
•Suborder Theropoda - bipedal carnivores
•Tetanura - advanced theropods with three fingers
•Infraorder Neoceratosauria - relatively primitive theropods with large teeth
•Genus Carnotaurus
•Species C. sastrei (type species named by Bonaparte, 1985)

Interesting Facts:
Carnotaurus was a large, bipedal, meat-eating dinosaur that looked a bit like a bull. It had two, knobby eyebrow-horns (hence its name), a small skull, extremely tiny arms (even smaller than those of T. rex), and a long, thin tail. It may have had partial binocular vision (unlike most other dinosaurs) since the eyes were set facing slightly forwards.

Links: Printout/coloring page on Carnotaurus

A big shadow is seen. A heavy step is heard. A loud roar rumbles.

Thank you Spyrre ♥

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January 2, 2011 - 8:06pm — Deyna

As I was reading this, I

As I was reading this, I happened to be holding my "Horny Toad Guardian Angel" pin I got for Christmas.

But I think you have something quite larger in mind