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This page needs improvement.
Reason: we need a definite match for this dinosaur.

Preferably it should be a carnivorous ground beetle, about 13-18 mm long, and stockily built.

Carnotaurus
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Info: Carnotaurus, "Meat-eating bull" was a large theropod dinosaur in what is now South America. More here:

Unknown Harpalus, Notiobia, or Chlaenius sp.
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Size: 14-17 mm long
Info:
Damage type: Crush (jaws), Tackle (legs, body)
Damage level: Ceratosaur-class (jaws), Ceratosaur-class (legs, body)
Armor durability level: Woodlouse-class
Immune system durability level: Likely Small-class
Speed level: Allosaur-class
Swimming ability level: Unknown; likely Common-class
Eyesight level: Ceratosaur-class
Intelligence level: Beetle-class
Where to find: At the Seibert's, under rocks, in dry soil.
Care: Keep in dry soil (not too dry), with worms, seeds, fruit, and earwigs as food.