ceratosaurs
Crested carnivorous dinosaurs
Ceratosaurs are a group of predatory dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, characterized by horns or crests on their skulls.
The name means "horned lizards." They walked on two legs and ranged from small hunters to large apex predators.
The group includes Ceratosaurus, with its distinctive nasal horn, and later relatives like Carnotaurus.
Preserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- GondwanaAncient southern supercontinent
- Morrison FormationMesozoic sedimentary rock sequence
Madagascar · South America · excavation · specimens · discovery · paleontologists · reconstructions · articulated
Organism that consumes others
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
- huntingPursuing wild game
- scavengerSeeker of refuse
- pack behaviorGroup social dynamics
ambush · territorial · nesting · locomotion · feeding · bite force · prey · pursuit
Bony animal projections
- brow ridgesSkull ridges above orbits
- serrated teethNotched dental edges
- bipedalHaving two feet
- tailRear animal appendage
Carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs
- DilophosaurusDouble-crested Jurassic theropod
- archosaursReptile superorder, Triassic onward
- cladeMonophyletic taxonomic group
- phylogenyEvolutionary relationships among organisms
classification · genera · species · family
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
- museum displaysArtifacts arranged for viewing
- reconstructionsActs of rebuilding something
illustrations · models · toys · dioramas · scientific illustration · CGI · animatronics · popular culture
fossils
Preserved ancient organism traces
- JurassicDinosaur-dominated geological period
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- GondwanaAncient southern supercontinent
Morrison Formation · Madagascar · South America · excavation · specimens · discovery · paleontologists · reconstructions · articulated · fragmentary
predator
Organism that consumes others
pack behavior · ambush · territorial · nesting · locomotion · feeding · bite force · prey · pursuit · solitary
horns
Bony animal projections
- brow ridgesSkull ridges above orbits
- serrated teethNotched dental edges
- bipedalHaving two feet
tail · vertebrae · fenestrae · powerful jaws
theropods
Carnivorous bipedal dinosaurs
- DilophosaurusDouble-crested Jurassic theropod
- archosaursReptile superorder, Triassic onward
- cladeMonophyletic taxonomic group
phylogeny · classification · genera · species · family
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- documentariesFilms depicting real events
- paleoartImagery of vanished species
- museum displaysArtifacts arranged for viewing
reconstructions · illustrations · models · toys · dioramas · scientific illustration · CGI · animatronics · popular culture · educational media
ceratosaurssauropods
Massive long-necked dinosaur group
diplodocus · apatosaurus · titanosaurs · hadrosaurs · ankylosaurs
keratin, keratinous, keratosis, rhinoceros, saurian, sauropod, dinosaur, dinosaurs, dinosaurian