Ceratosaurus
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
ok. 6 mAdult individual · rekonstrukcja
Body length
Body length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side
- Mass · szacunek
- No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Ceratosaurus — size comparison
Ceratosaurus was a carnivorous Late Jurassic dinosaur known from North America among other regions. It had a distinctive snout horn and a row of small bony plat
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Length
wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates
Body lengthScale in m
0246
approx. 6 m
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Ceratosaurus — size comparison — facts and sources
Ceratosaurus was a carnivorous Late Jurassic dinosaur known from North America among other regions. It had a distinctive snout horn and a row of small bony plates along the back. Its remains are much rarer than Allosaurus bones from the same deposits.
The horn was probably a display structure, helping attract mates or recognise members of the same species. Sharp teeth indicate carnivory. It may have eaten herbivorous dinosaurs and aquatic animals, but their relative contributions to its diet remain uncertain.
The first well-preserved skeleton was discovered in Colorado in 1883. Much of it remained articulated, allowing its anatomy to be reconstructed more accurately from the outset than that of many dinosaurs known only from isolated fragments.