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Carnotaurus lived in South America during the Cretaceous period approximately 70 million years ago.
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Is it true that Carnotaurus lived in South America during the Cretaceous period approximately 70 million years ago?
Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources confirm that Carnotaurus lived in South America during the Cretaceous period approximately 70 million years ago.
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Wikipedia: Carnotaurus. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnotaurus
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Mentions Carnotaurus as a massive Cretaceous ceratosaur in South America.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 32.01%3A Saurischians. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Historical_Geology_(Bentley_et_al.)/32%3A_(Case_Study)_Dinosaur_classification/32.01%3A_Saurischians
References Carnotaurus sastrei as an Upper Cretaceous abelisaurid from South America.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: First definitive record of Abelisauridae (Theropoda: Ceratosauria) from the Cretaceous Bahariya Formation, Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert of Egypt. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.220106
Notes abelisaurids like Carnotaurus thrived during the Cretaceous in places including South America.
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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Abelisauridae. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelisauridae
Explicitly states Carnotaurus lived 70 million years ago in the Cretaceous period in South America.
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Simple English Wikipedia: Simple English Wikipedia: Carnotaurus. (n.d.). Simple English Wikipedia. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnotaurus
Identifies Carnotaurus as a massive Cretaceous form in South America.
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LibreTexts: LibreTexts: 13.04%3A Mesozoic Evolution Dinosaurs. (n.d.). LibreTexts. https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Introduction_to_Historical_Geology_(Ruppert_Lacy_and_Haddad)/13%3A_Phanerozoic_Eon_-_Mesozoic_Era/13.04%3A_Mesozoic_Evolution_-_Dinosaurs
Discusses ceratosaurs including Carnotaurus ruling the Southern Hemisphere until the end of the Late Cretaceous.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Ceratosaur palaeobiology: new insights on evolution and ecology of the southern rulers. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-28154-x.pdf
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