Dinosaurs Around the World · Drawing 21 of 40
Carnotaurus
South America · Cretaceous
Carnotaurus had two horns above its eyes. This South American meat-eater had tiny arms.
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Impressions of its skin were preserved.
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What details can skin impressions support?
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Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Carnotaurus sastrei is known from Argentina. The skull, horns, tiny arms and skin impressions provide different clues. Missing parts, including portions of the limbs and tail, are restored with help from close relatives.
Look together: What details can skin impressions support? Find this continent on the opening map, then compare two outlines.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified reconstruction. Pose, unpreserved tissues and setting are interpreted. Choose your own colours; animals are not to one scale.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Natural History Museum: CarnotaurusNotice the horned head and very short arms of a distinctive theropod.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
