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Its teeth were thin and blade-like, designed to slice through flesh. Its tail was somewhat short, and is some of the reason why this dinosaur itself wasn't very long. Ceratosaurus is most distinguishable by the horns above its eyes and the one on its nose. Its skull was double-hinged like a snake, and could open very wide to swallow prey bigger than its head. Its legs were so long and muscular, with three toes with sharp talons on the end, designed for fast running. It had short forelimbs with five fingers, signs of it being more primitive than its main rival Allosaurus.

5 Paleoenvironment and paleobiogeographyĬeratosaurus was a primitive medium-sized theropod that was an ancestor of Carnotaurus and other abeliosaurids.

4.5 Fusion of metatarsals and paleopathology.

4.2 Function of the nasal horn and osteoderms.

It could probably eat fish as well, and sometimes larger prey if it was lucky. It scavenged and also hunted small prey like Dryosaurus.

Some species may have grown larger than this. It grew to 25 feet (7.6 meters) long and 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall on average. It was named by Othniel Charles Marsh in 1884. It was one of the earliest dominant predators.

us) (meaning horned lizard) was a medium sized carnivorous dinosaur with a unique horn protruding out of the end of its skull.

Megalosaurus nasicornis Marsh, 1884 (originally Ceratosaurus)Ĭeratosaurus (ce.

An artist's interpretation of Ceratosaurus nasicornis