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Carnotaurus, a Rare card
Carnotaurus is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in South America during the Late Cretaceous period, between 69 and 66 million years ago.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 81
- DEF
- 100
- Power
- 181
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 230,000
Power 181 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Carnotaurus quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carnotaurus card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The only ______ is Carnotaurus sastrei.
Answer
species. The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei. From the Carnotaurus article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
The skeleton, found in ____, was uncovered in the Chubut Province of Argentina from rocks of the La Colonia Formation.
Answer
1980s. The skeleton, found in 1984, was uncovered in the Chubut Province of Argentina from rocks of the La Colonia Formation. From the Carnotaurus article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Black Saturday bushfires. Black Saturday bushfires 91 · Eucalyptus 88 · Cnidaria 84 · Carnotaurus 81 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The only species is Carnotaurus sastrei.
- Known from a single well-preserved skeleton, it is one of the best-understood theropods from the Southern Hemisphere.
- The skeleton, found in 1984, was uncovered in the Chubut Province of Argentina from rocks of the La Colonia Formation.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carnotaurus article was read about 230,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 81 and blocks with 100: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
How to get Carnotaurus
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carnotaurus (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Carnotaurus, Chlupáč Museum, Prague-2.jpg : Czech Wikipedia user Packa derivative work: Hi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
