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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."
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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Nice.