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084--CERATOSAURUS NASICORNIS

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project: DINOSAURIA
specimen 084

CERATOSAURUS NASICORNIS
"Nasal Horned Horn Lizard"
Marsh, 1884
Length: 6.7m (22ft)
Weight: 980kg (2200 lbs)
Location: Colorado, USA
Era: Tithonian age, upper Jurassic (148 million years ago)

Classification:
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Ceratosauria
Ceratosauridae

Notes:
The first large theropod known from a reasonably complete skeleton. Though the notable horns adorning its skull are now thought to be purely ornamental, Marsh originally described them as "a most fearsome weapon."
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