NormalCeratosaurus
Ceratosaurus nasicornis
seh-RAT-oh-SORE-us· “horned lizard”
🕰️ Jurassic🥩 carnivore🦴 Ceratosauridae
6 m
Length
2.5 m
Height
700 kg
Weight
A Jurassic predator with a blade-like horn on its nose, small horns over its eyes, and a row of little armour plates down its back — unique among meat-eaters.
When
Late Jurassic, ~153–148 million years ago
Found in
United States
Discovered
Othniel Charles Marsh, 1884
Did you know?
- It's the only known meat-eater with bony armour along its spine.
- Its teeth were enormous for its body size.
- It competed with the bigger Allosaurus for the same prey.
Artwork: TotalDino, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.