Ceratosaurus nasicornis Notamacropus particularly in the Alberta region

particularly in the Alberta region of Canada

Longitud hocico-cola 140 mm

Length 244mm

its disappearance millions of years ago remains a mystery

Ceratosaurus nasicornis Notamacropus particularly in the Alberta regionCeratosaurus (C. nasicornis, "Horned Lizard") is an extinct genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in the Tithonian of the Late Jurassic, approximately 153 and 148 million years ago, one of the last serpentine tailed Ceratosaurids. Ceratosaurus was a bipedal carnivore, quite early in the evolutionary history of theropod dinosaurs. Adult specimens could reach up to six meters in length and weigh close to a ton. Its main features were a horn over its