Was Carnotaurus a Pack Hunter?

Up until today, Carnotaurus is the only carnivorous dinosaurs with horns. ... That's why some scientists believe that its diet was based exclusively on smaller animals, while others believe that Carnotaurus was able to overpower large dinosaurs such as Titanosaurus due to ability to gather in groups and hunt cooperatively.

How did the Carnotaurus hunt?

Jaw function and diet

Elasticity of the jaw would have allowed Carnotaurus to swallow small prey items whole. In addition, the front part of the lower jaw was hinged, and thus able to move up and down. ... Carnotaurus may therefore have fed mainly on relatively small prey, but also was able to hunt large dinosaurs.

Was Carnotaurus a scavenger?

An illustration of the fearsome theropod dinosaur Carnotaurus by Zhao Chuang. ... As to what Carnotaurus ate, this is open to speculation, but it could have specialised in catching smaller animals or perhaps it was a specialised scavenger, the narrow jaws proving adept at removing flesh from corpses.