Carnotaurus sastrei

Carnotaurus sastrei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Abelisauroidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Cladus: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Cladus: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Cladus: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: †Ceratosauria Cladus: †Neoceratosauria Superfamilia: †Abelisauroidea

Familia: †Abelisauridae
Subfamilia: †Carnotaurinae
Clade: †Furileusauria
Tribus: †Carnotaurini
Genus: †Carnotaurus
Species: †Carnotaurus sastrei

Name

Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, 1985

Holotype: MACN-CH 894

Type locality: Argentina, Patagonia, Chubut Province, Gorro Frigio Formation

Etymology: named after Angel Sastre, owner of the ranch where the skeleton was found

References

Primary references

• Bonaparte, J.F. 1985. A horned Cretaceous carnosaur from Patagonia. National Geographic Research 1: 149–151. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bonaparte, J.F., Novas, F.E. & Coria, R.A. Carnotaurus sastrei Bonaparte, the horned, lightly built carnosaur from the Middle Cretaceous of Patagonia. Contributions in Science 416: 1–41. DOI: 10.5962/p.226819 Reference page. 

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