Ceratosaurus

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Ceratosaurus
Name meaning	Horned Lizard
Code name	Ceratosaurus
Diet	Carnivore
Height	2.4 to 3.9 meters (8-13 feet)
Length	6 meters (20 feet)
Weight	500 kg (1 ton)
Range	Isla Sorna
Film appearances	Jurassic Park III

Ceratosaurus was a predatorial Theropod Dinosaur that lived during the late Jurassic Period in the American West the and europe. Some of the Carnotaurus' actions were transferred to this dinosaur in Jurassic Park 3 as Carnotaurus was not in any of the films, the character of this dinosaur strongly resembles that of the Carnotauruses in The Lost World novel. It sported a nose crest that may have glown a bright color during mating season to attract members of the opposite sex.it was relatively small and often hunted in pairs(male and female). often one of the pair was hiding, when the mate drove the prey to the hiding one. at late jurassic, allosaurus took their place in America, but there still were some in Europe.

[edit] In Jurassic Park 3

Ceratosaurus was in the third Jurassic Park movie, making a brief appearance on the river bank, sniffing the dung-covered main characters, then walking away in disgust, not wanting to eat prey covered in dung.it is believed by some that this Ceratosaurus was made from recycled T-rex DNA due to it looking somewhat like a Tyrannosaur.

[edit] In Operation Genesis

Ceratosaurus is also available as a two-star small carnivore, appearing as it does in the movie, and hunting larger herbivores in packs. In the game as well as the movie, this dinosaur is shown to be smaller than it was in real life, though it is possible that in the movie that the one encountered was not yet fully grown.

[edit] Real Information

Ceratosaurus lived during the Late Jurassic period, and would have hunted in packs alongside Allosaurus, the apex predator of the time. Ceratosaurus measured around 20 feet and had a horn which was used to attract mates. Ceratosaurus was said to weigh half its larger relative, A. fragilis. Ceratosaurus means "horned lizard".

On a different note, Ceratosaurus was once thought to be recycled from a T. rex, now it's known different.

Jurassic Park III Dinosaurs
Ankylosaurus • Baryonyx • Brachiosaurus • Ceratosaurus • Compsognathus • Corythosaurus • Parasaurolophus • Pteranodon • Spinosaurus • Stegosaurus • Suchomimus • Tyrannosaurus rex • Velociraptor