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Carnotaurus | The Ultimate Predator of the Late Cretaceous

Carnotaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, probably sometime between 71 and 69 million years ago.

Carnotaurus is a derived member of the Abelisauridae, a group of large theropods that occupied the large predatorial niche in the southern landmasses of Gondwana during the late Cretaceous.


00:00 - Introduction

02:50 - Discovery

04:39 - Carnotaurus arms

05:20 - Skull

06:08 - Carnotaurus skin

07:32 - Locomotion

09:16 - Function of horns

11:05 - Brain and senses

12:52 - Life cycle

14:39 - Interaction with other species

16:41 - Extinction