How It Works-Book Of Dinosaurs

DID YOU KNOW? Carnotaurus was given its name due to the bull-like horns on its head

Carnotaurus

(‘Meat-eating bull’)

Carnivore

Late Cretaceous, 70 MYA

Found in: Argentina

Lived in: Lake environments

Carnotaurus could run very

fast, faster than the T-rex,

but it could not turn

very well, so it tended

to charge prey in

straight lines

Fact

Skull

The skull of a

Carnotaurus

Poor vision

Carnotaurus had small eyes,

so its vision was not very

good. Combined with not

being able to turn easily, it

probably just smashed

through obstacles

Strong thighs

Carnotaurus had powerful

thigh muscles that were

so big they weighed twice

as much as a human

being. The Carnotaurus

as a whole weighed the

same as a small car

Searching smell
It used its sense of
smell to hunt

Scaly hide

Carnotaurus’ scales were

small and pebble-like

Dino skill

With the horns on its forehead and

muscular neck, Carnotaurus could

head-butt its prey into submission.

Killer rating: 5/

Speed: 4/

Defence: 4/

Carnotaurus