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Carnotaurus was the first theropod dinosaur discovered with a significant number of fossil skin impressions. [7] These impressions, found beneath the skeleton's right side, come from different body parts, including the lower jaw, [ 7 ] the front of the neck, the shoulder girdle , and the rib cage .
Brachyrostra (meaning "short snouts") is a clade within the theropod dinosaur family Abelisauridae.It includes the famous genera Carnotaurus, Aucasaurus, potentially Abelisaurus as well as their close relatives from the Cretaceous Period of Argentina and Brazil plus Caletodraco from France. [1]
Carnotaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between about 72 and 70 million years ago. The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei . Known from a single well-preserved skeleton, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere .
This list of non-avian theropod type specimens is a list of fossils that are the official standard-bearers for inclusion in the Mesozoic species and genera of the dinosaur clade Theropoda, which includes the carnivorous dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, their herbivorous relatives like the therizinosaurs, and birds.
Carnotaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between about 72 and 70 million years ago. The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei . Known from a single well-preserved skeleton, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere .
Carnotaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between about 72 and 70 million years ago. The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei. Known from a single well-preserved skeleton, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere. – Nominator: Jens Lallensack
There have been some discoveries of unusually well-preserved fossil dinosaur specimens which bear remnants of tissues and bodily structures.Organic tissue was previously thought to decay too quickly to enter the fossil record, unlike more mineralised bones and teeth, however, research now suggests the potential for the long-term preservation of original soft tissues over geological time, [1 ...
Skull of Carnotaurus sastrei. Bonaparte and Fernando Emilio Novas described the new genus and species Abelisaurus comahuensis. [9] Bonaparte described the new genus and species Carnotaurus sastrei. [9] 1986. Robert T. Bakker thought the loose joints in the skull of Ceratosaurus was an adaptation allowing it to swallow prey that would otherwise ...