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Carnotaurus

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/April 25, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 22:23, 10 April 2017 (UTC)



Carnotaurus is a genus of large theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period. Known from a single well-preserved skeleton found in Argentina, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere. Derived from the Latin carno and taurus, the name means "meat-eating bull", alluding to its horns. Carnotaurus is a member of the Abelisauridae, but its closest relative within the group is uncertain. Carnotaurus was a lightly built, bipedal predator, measuring 8 to 9 m in length and weighing at least 1.35 metric ton. It had thick horns above the eyes, and a very deep skull on a muscular neck. Carnotaurus had small, vestigial forelimbs and long and slender hindlimbs. Preserved skin impressions show a mosaic of small scales interrupted by large bumps that lined the sides of the animal. The horns and neck may have been used in fighting conspecifics. The feeding habits of Carnotaurus remain unclear: some studies suggest the animal was able to hunt down very large prey, while other studies find it preyed mainly on small animals. Carnotaurus was possibly one of the fastest large theropods.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Baryonyx (September last year)
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 * Promoted: February 12, 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: Everyone loves dinosaurs, and we haven't had one up this year... This genus is a bit of a celebrity too. FunkMonk (talk) 15:12, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support as nominator. FunkMonk (talk) 15:12, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support per preceding Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 15:23, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support. Fun knowledge. — ATS &#128406;  talk  18:42, 5 April 2017 (UTC)