Dinosaur 🦖 of the month: Carnotaurus
1 2019-12-22 by Cdace
Carnotaurus is a dinosaur which lived approximately 72 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered in 1984 by José Bonaparte in Argentina. Because of the bony horn like protrusions from this dinosaur’s skull, it was given the name Carnotaurus, a name which means “flesh eating bull.” This dinosaur was approximately 30 feet long, stood 10 feet tall and weighed approximately 2 tons. It was a carnivorous bipedal dinosaur that may have had binocular vision—unlike other dinosaurs of the time. That’s because this dinosaur had eyes that were set in front of its skull, while many dinosaurs had eyes on the side of their heads. This means that these dinosaurs probably had pretty good depth perception and binocular vision. It is also estimated that these dinosaurs were fairly fast. Some computer models suggest that the Carnotaurus could travel at a speed of about 35 miles per hour. This would make it significantly faster than a running human and make it almost as fast as a cougar. While Carnotaurus had the standard theropod morphology of a bipedal animal with large head and small arms, it still possessed a number of features that made it quite unique among the large theropods. One such feature is the arms, which are not just small like you would expect, but are positively tiny. Further to this the fingers were fused together meaning they could not move independently from one another. On top of this the fingers also lacked claws. Had Carnotaurus not gone extinct, its descendents may have eventually lost these arms all together. Carnotaurus displays a short and deep (tall) skull, something which is characteristic of the abelisaurid group. Despite this height depth however, the skull was very narrow, and the mandible (lower jaw) very small. This means that Carnotaurus did not have the requirements to support strong muscle attachment, and as such it probably had quite a weak bite force, especially when compared to the large tyrannosaurids. A weak bite is often taken as being indicative of an animal that is not an active hunter, but this supposition is only valid for animals that actually rely upon bit force alone to kill prey. Study of the Carnotaurus skull has revealed that it could support downward thrusting motions against a prey creature. This has brought the suggestion that Carnotaurus may have used its head like a club or hatchet by dropping its head down hard and fast while the mouth was open so that the teeth penetrated with the momentum of the strike instead of by muscle strength alone. This is particularly interesting when you consider the neck of Carnotaurus was also quite long compared to others and would have helped to facilitate such 'hacking' action from the skull. Also the jaws have been found to be capable of opening very quickly, further implying that a flurry of fast strikes may have been used to take down prey. Despite the fact that it had a weaker bite force compared to other large theropods, Carnotaurus still had a highly specialised skull. The skull of Carnotaurus was not a solid feature but was actually what is termed kinetic. This means that as Carnotaurus ate, or took a bite out of something, different parts of the skull would move around in order to reduce the total stress on the bone. Even though kinetic skulls are known in other dinosaurs, in Carnotaurus the movable skull are parts are even more numerous and developed giving Carnotaurus what it considered by some to be the most kinetic dinosaur skull known.
67 comments
4 fernguts 2019-12-22
Weak bite, kinetic skull, and vestigial arms with no claws. What a pussy.
3 MzCherryBlossom 2019-12-22
I like this one. It’s a Taurus like me.
3 TaysSecondGussy 2019-12-22
Not bad. Always loved the design of the Carno from the old Lost World PlayStation game.
Hey Cdace I saw a Daspletosaurus and Torvosaurus at museum recently. How do you rate those theropods?
2 Cdace 2019-12-22
6/10 and 8/10
1 TaysSecondGussy 2019-12-22
Hm yeah, sounds about right.
3 high_side 2019-12-22
Can't unsee those hands. Wish I could dinoping him.
3 dogDroolsCatsRules 2019-12-22
Couldn't he feed on small stuff like compsognatus instead ? Weak bite make me think of a small animal eater and the great vision would help find them.
3 MrBufkin 2019-12-22
I saw one of these in dinotopia, good book.
2 Things_Remote 2019-12-22
These were the bad guys in Disney’s Dinosaur. Do what you will with that information.
1 Boris-Holo 2019-12-22
when in doubt fap
2 WorldAroundEwe 2019-12-22
This is pretty cool, I’ve missed the other dinosaur posts. But Im wondering what the special Christmas one will be. I’m wondering if it’ll be some form of cuckoo dinosaur that ‘gifted’ eggs into other nests
2 Cdace 2019-12-22
Ngl if it messed with other dinosaurs eggs it stole them not gave them
2 GeminiRocket 2019-12-22
I have a giant T-Rex figurine on display in my living room, want to see it ?
Edit : https://m.imgur.com/a/0Gp8Ab4
2 Cdace 2019-12-22
That’s actually pretty dope
2 Joster730 2019-12-22
Damn those things are bad ass
2 xxretartistxx 2019-12-22
THICC 😍😍😍😍
1 SnapshillBot 2019-12-22
In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien drew upon the language and themes found in the old Medieval hero-tales in order to construct a kind of new mythology. The brilliance of Tolkien was in his departure from the Pagan modes of conduct and morality of these old tales, his creation of a syncretistic fusion between Christian thought and Pagan language, and so his work achieved a deep resonance with all who read it.
We find this passage at the conclusion of The Return of the King:
>The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare.
Adversaries in the stories that Tolkien drew upon, Grendel, Mordred and the like, often served as obstacles that the heroes could overcome through feats of strength and cunning. Sauron is not like them. When Sauron is defeated, it is not because Aragorn is stronger than him or because Gandalf is wiser. They are not. It is only that his hubris was so great that it never occured to him that anyone would want to destroy the thing he held so dear. It is not until the final few seconds of his existence that he realises his mistake.
I think that I Am Jazz displays a similar moment. In the pictured scene, Jazz's journey to what he believes is womanhood is almost complete. He is resting after surgery, a triumphant smile on his face, his rotting groin held together by a labyrinthine patchwork of stitches and grafts. But as Eru Ilúvatar nudged Gollum over the Crack of Doom into the fires beneath, so too does the God of our world intervene in this.
>Pop!
In a second, the follies of men are undone and Jazz's crotch explodes, a meaty froth of blood and pus pouring out of the hole where his penis used to be.
In that moment of blind panic and terror, Jazz is Sauron. All triumph and victory is gone. Only the Void remains.
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1 shitmemesimake 2019-12-22
It’s so weird, I was literally just wondering what the dinosaur of the month was
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Here for you 😘
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Sorry about the lack of dinoposts. Between college and the fraternity I haven’t had time to do a dinopost in a minute. Your lonely asses will get a special Christmas Day dinopost though 🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖🦖
2 ImJustaBagofHammers 2019-12-22
Very exciting.
1 MrPanFriedNoodle 2019-12-22
Please DM me personally when you post it, this is your most anticipated dino post yet
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
I saved your comment to help me remember but I will probably forget to do so
1 AntiLuke 2019-12-22
Give me some Greek letters so that I may judge you based upon people you have never met.
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Kappa I’ll let you guess the rest
3 fauxbreaux 2019-12-22
Kappa sig? Was easily the most racist fraternity at my school lmao. We had this absolutely retarded leadership camp all Greek officers had to attend, including black frats, and the kap sigs kept dropping the hard R and bitching about the black dudes playing “coon tunes”
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Nope. If you really care I’ll dm you but I just hate associating my reddit with me irl
1 fauxbreaux 2019-12-22
Nah, you’re good lmao, completely understandable
2 PUBLIQclopAccountant 2019-12-22
Kappa Kappa?
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Nah bruh but I’m not going to associate myself with my fraternity on reddit
3 -M-o-X- 2019-12-22
Since its a drama user (date rapist) ill go with fiji
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Fuck Fiji those dumbasses decided to waterboard a pledge and fucked over the rest of the rest of the fraternities with 3 separate hour and a half long anti hazing seminars. Snapchat is going to be the end of Greek life
3 The_Great_I_Am_Not 2019-12-22
In a local university that I am near and grew up around, almost all fraternities have been banned.
Surprisingly to me, not so much by the university itself, but the home chapters and by the alumnus who actually owned the houses that they resided in.
2 Whaddaulookinat 2019-12-22
Kappa kappa kappa isn't a fraternity no matter what they say.
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
😂
1 sdcraft123 2019-12-22
Nice!
1 heeehaaw 2019-12-22
that pic reminds me of this
1 automatic_cluck 2019-12-22
The cuck horns are missing, tho.
1 automatic_cluck 2019-12-22
Looks cuck
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
I’m going to drop kick you irl
1 automatic_cluck 2019-12-22
no u
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
That’s not cool bro
1 automatic_cluck 2019-12-22
C O P E
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
Go cluck yourself
2 automatic_cluck 2019-12-22
The Cluck can't cluck the Cluck. Sad!
1 SendWhiskey 2019-12-22
Imagine if the cavemen could be able to ride these things. They would've practically had the power of a car at that time.
2 The_Great_I_Am_Not 2019-12-22
The only mammals alive with the dinosaurs were essentially a small shrew/mouse-like thing.
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
You can’t domesticate kings
1 foureyednickfury 2019-12-22
I dunno, there was a somewhat successful program for that in the 1800s
1 ashleychudd 2019-12-22
You can ride them in ARK. Not that I’d ever play a video gayme
1 LightUmbra 2019-12-22
Thanks bb
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
😘
1 onafriday 2019-12-22
Gimmick posting is a confusing phenomenon
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
It ain’t a gimmick it’s a public service announcement on your future overlords
1 ashleychudd 2019-12-22
Have you done a post on ankylosaurus?
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
I have a sober and a drunk one in fact
2 ashleychudd 2019-12-22
Thank you Cdace, very cool!
1 AntiLuke 2019-12-22
Was that your most requested dino?
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
I honestly don’t remember. Everyone usually wants a different one
1 wohSdooGAstI 2019-12-22
Where's the bloody feathers?
2 DeathBahamutXXX 2019-12-22
Here you go
1 Cdace 2019-12-22
no
1 Tzar-Romulus 2019-12-22
This ^^^
1 [deleted] 2019-12-22
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1 Mayos_side 2019-12-22
Dinosaur of the year right here.
1 [deleted] 2019-12-22
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1 thowaway_throwaway 2019-12-22
LoL so it's a little trex.
A jawlet t-rex.
Interesting way of coping.