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[[Image:Carnodon.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Carnodon.{{Fn|4}}]]
A '''Carnodon''', a member of the felid genus, is a large species of cat from the planet of [[Gudrun]] in the [[Helican Subsector]]{{Fn|2a}}.
The Carnodon is described as being between 800 and 900 kilograms when mature and 5 to 6 metres in length,{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2b}} with a striped pelt and large sawing tusks.{{Fn|2}} It closely resembles the [[Wikipedia:Snow Leopard|snow leopard]] of old [[Terra]], except it is much larger, and more ferocious.{{Fn|5}}
=== Examples ===
Notable examples of the species include:
*A sick, old escapee from a zoo on the planet of '''[[Gershome''']]. This specimen was well past its prime and was reduced to scavenging off the weak and infirm of the population of Tycho before it was killed by a [[Magistratum]] officer. At the time of its death it weighed only 600 kilograms and was in very bad condition overall with a bad coat, bad teeth etc.{{Fn|1}}
*The two specimens fought by [[Inquisitor]] [[Gregor Eisenhorn]] and his retinue during the [[Necroteuch]] affair when they raided [[House Glaw]] on [[Gudrun]] and were captured and forced into an arena fight. It was during this encounter that the then-[[Interrogator]] [[Heldane]] was seriously mauled, forever scarring his appearance soon after killing one of two Carnodons. The other Carnodon was killed by [[Urisel Glaw]] when it started to rampage through the crowd of spectators during Eisenhorn's escape.{{Fn|2b}}
*[[Sanguinius]], the [[Primarch]] of the [[Blood Angels]] [[Space Marine Legion]], wore a carnodon-skin mantle over his [[Power Armour]].{{Fn|3}} He killed it during his first campaign with his [[Space Marine Legion|Legion]] after meeting with his "father," the [[Emperor of Mankind]].{{Fn|5}}
*A carnodon was imported by the [[Black Templars]] to test a batch of [[Aspirant]]s, which was killed by the warrior [[Raclaw]].{{Fn|4}}
== Images ==
[[Image:Sanguinius_and_Ka'Bandha.jpg|thumb|250px|center|[[Sanguinius]] in the air over [[Signus Prime]]; the Carnodon pelt is visible draped over his shoulders.{{Fn|5}}]]
== Trivia ==
{{Trivia}}
*In the novella [[Promethean Sun (Novella)|Promethean Sun]], "carnodon" is also the name of a large saurian creature used by [[Exodite]] [[Eldar]] forces encountered by the [[Salamanders]].
==See also==
*[[List of Fauna]]
==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: ''[[Gardens of Tycho (Short Story)]]'' by [[Dan Abnett]]*{{Endn|2}}: [[Xenos (Novel)]] by '''Dan Abnett'''{{Cite this}}
**{{Endn|2a}}: Chapter Nine
**{{Endn|2b}}: Chapter Eleven, pg. 115
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Know No Fear (Novel)]] by , '''Dan Abnett''', Target//Engagement'', Chapter One, pg. 211*{{Endn|4}}: [[Damnation Crusade (Graphic Novel)]] by '''Dan Abnett''', Chapter One*{{Endn|5}}: [[Fear to Tread (Novel)]] by [[James Swallow]], Chapter Four
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