Carnotaurus

## General

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**Carnotaurus** ("meat-eating bull"), was one of the most bizarre yet dangerous meat-eating dinosaurs ever found. Its skull was short, with spiked armor on the top and a pair of knobby horns over its small eyes. The neck and shoulder blades were well developed, but the arms were incredibly short, with forearms so shrunken they were practically just wrists; not even Tyrannosaurus rex had such small arms.[1]

With its small skull, Carnotaurus might not have been able to attack big plant-eaters, but it was probably fast due to its long and powerfully built legs and could have easily chased down smaller, agile prey. In fact research as indicated that despite Carnotaurus’ small head, its jaws were able to open very widely apart from other theropod dinosaurs in order to catch prey.

The horns of Carnotaurus look something like those of a bull - and like a bull, it may have used them in contests with others of its own species. In this way, two Carnotaurus could test each other's strength without either of them seriously injuring the other.

Carnotaurus has become quite famous as a result of its starring role in the Disney animated film Dinosaur, however the animal depicted in the film are closer in size to Tyrannosaurus rex than the actual real Carnotaurus.

## Description

The *Carnotaurus* cloned by Ingen are red, with black markings covering the upper body and a grey underbelly. At least one individual had the coloration switched with the black being the main coloration and red being the markings along with a cream underbelly. They have thin heads with two large horns above the eyes. Five rows of osteoderms run down the back of the animal. Like many of Ingen's theropods the antorbital fenestrae and eye orbit visible on living animals, along with pronation of the hands. The animal also has an elbow, something the original animal lacked.

## Behavior

*Carnotaurus* are relatively aggressive creatures, with one individual having been known to hunt for prey even though a forest fire had started in the forest behind it and Mount Sibo was erupting. *Carnotaurus* are known to eat quickly to avoid having they're kills stolen from larger predators like *Tyrannosaurus*, although they aren't adverse from attempting to steal kills from them. *Carnotaurus* are solitary and have not been observed together as of yet. *Carnotaurus* are known to prey on anything between the size of a human and a *Sinoceratops*, although the latter has been observed besting them in combat.

## History

### Jurassic Park

*Carnotaurus* were on Isla Sorna. It is unknown what happened to this population, but if they survived they were moved to Isla Nublar for Jurassic World.

### Jurassic World

Genetic material of Carnotaurus was, in 2014, used in creation of the genetic hybrid Indominus Rex

It is unknown what exhibit these *Carnotaurus* lived in or even if they were on display (although the Employee Handbook listed them as a popular attraction). Regardless these animals were released into the wilds of Isla Nublar after the 2015 incident forced the park to close.

### Post Jurassic World

This new *Carnotaurus* population has remained consistent throughout the three-year time span Isla Nublar was abandoned. This population was later threatened when Mount Sibo showed signs of erupting. When the Dinosaur Protection Group and multiple mercenaries arrived on Isla Nublar, at least two individuals were captured and moved to the Arcadia. A third individual attacked Owen Grady, Claire Dearing, and Franklin Web, but was distracted by a *Sinoceratops* before being dispatched by Nublar's *Tyrannosaurus Rex*, while a fourth was briefly seen running in the stampede. After being taken to the Lockwood Manor both individuals were freed by Maisie Lockwood into the wilds of California. One heavily scarred individual is seen stalking Eli Mills before the *Tyrannosaurus* kills him, while the smaller theropod tries to steal a leg only to be chased away. Many of Carnotaurus embryos have been salvaged and sold alongside the living specimens.