Ceratosaurus Marsh, 1884

Ceratosaurus Marsh, 1884 (Geol. Mag., (N.S.) Dec. 3, 1, 252. NcZ) "horned lizard"
se-RAT-o-SAWR-us (t.L.m.: SER-a-to-SAWR-us) (Gr. kerat- (keras) "horn" + Gr. sauros "lizard")* (m) named to indicate a carnivorous dinosaur with a horn on its snout. According to Marsh: "the nasal bones...support the large, compressed, elevated horn core...a high, trenchant horn...must have formed a most powerful weapon for offense and defense." Theropoda Ceratosauria Ceratosauridae L. Jur. NA. ?Afr.

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