Ceratosaurus Facts for Kids

22 Ceratosaurus Facts For Kids

1. The Ceratosaurus was a dinosaur that lived during the Late Jurassic Period.
2. Ceratosaurus was a medium-sized bipedal predator.
3. The Ceratosaurus was carnivorous and ate other dinosaurs (meat).
4. You pronounce the name Ceratosaurus by saying: “Keh-RAT-oh-sore-us”.
5. The meaning of the dinosaur name Ceratosaurus is “horned lizard”.
6. There are three species of Ceratosaurus recognized by paleontologists.
7. The type species for the Ceratosaurus is Ceratosaurus nasicornis.
8. The other two species of Ceratosaurus are Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus and Ceratosaurus magnicornis.
9. There is still debate if the two additional Ceratosaurus species are different from the type species.
10. Farmer Marshall Parker Felch was the first person to discover a Ceratosaurus specimen in 1883.
11. American paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh was the first person to scientifically described the Ceratosaurus in 1884.
12. The holotype specimen for Ceratosaurus is USNM 4735.
13. The Ceratosaurus was estimated to have an average body length between 17 and 22 feet.
14. The Ceratosaurus was estimated to have an average body height between 12 and 14 feet.
15. The Ceratosaurus was estimated to have an average body weight between 900 and 1,400 pounds.
16. The lifespan of the Ceratosaurus is estimated to have been up to 70 years.
17. The running speed of the Ceratosaurus is estimated to have been between 25 and 35 miles per hour.
18. Paleontologists are not sure if the Ceratosaurus hunted herbivore land dinosaurs, aquatic animals, or a combination of both.
19. The Ceratosaurus had two short, but completely functional forelimbs that had hands with four fingers
20. The Ceratosaurus also had a prominent horn on the top of its skull behind the bony nostrils.
21. Fossils of the Ceratosaurus have been discovered in Africa, Europe, and North America.
22. The Ceratosaurus lived in the Late Jurassic Period with other dinosaurs like the Brachiosaurus and the Stegosaurus.

Ceratosaurus Pictures

There is a saying that claims a picture is worth a thousand words. If that is true then the below images will help you with your research on the Ceratosaurus Below you will find three pictures related to the Ceratosaurus dinosaur. These pictures should give you a bettering understanding of the Ceratosaurus and what it may have looked like.

A picture of a Ceratosaurus in a forest.

A picture of a Ceratosaurus roaring out loud.

A picture of a Ceratosaurus dinosaur.