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Holotype

MACN-CH 894

Carnotaurus sastrei

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Facts

Catalog number
MACN-CH 894
Institution
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia (MACN)
Year found
1984
Found by
José F. Bonaparte
Locality
Bajada Moreno, Telsen Department, Chubut
Formation
La Colonia Formation

Images

Skull of the Carnotaurus sastrei holotype MACN-CH 894 in several views, with detail of the right horn (Delcourt 2018).Image credit: Rafael Delcourt, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0Source (opens in a new tab)
Skin impression from the tail of the Carnotaurus holotype MACN-CH 894; scale bar 5 cm.Image credit: Rafael Delcourt, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsCC BY 4.0Source (opens in a new tab)

What this specimen preserves

Holotype: MACN-CH 894

  • Preserved
  • Partial
  • Reconstructed
  • Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
Skeleton regions of Holotype: MACN-CH 894
RegionState
SkullPreserved
MandiblePreserved
TeethUnknown / not recorded
Cervical vertebraePreserved
Dorsal vertebraePreserved
SacrumPreserved
Caudal vertebraePartial
RibsPreserved
GastraliaUnknown / not recorded
Scapula / shoulder girdlePreserved
HumerusPreserved
Forearm (radius / ulna)Preserved
Hand (manus)Partial
PelvisPreserved
FemurPartial
Tibia / fibulaPartial
Foot (pes)Unknown / not recorded · Lower legs largely missing (eroded).

Excavation history

The only known skeleton, found in 1984 by Bonaparte's expedition in a hard concretion, with large patches of skin impressions.

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