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Today's new drawing is of the Jurassic Theropod Ceratosaurus.
Ceratosaurus Prowling
This dinosaur is called a Ceratosaurus. It was a meat-eating Theropod. It lived in the mid to late Jurassic Period. It was a medium-sized Theropod. The first specimen was around 18.7 feet long. That is 5.69 meters. It weighed up to 2100 lbs. Another species was up to 23 feet or 7 meters long. The larger species may have weighed up to 2200 lbs or more.
There may have been three species, but this is controversial. The different-named species might be different stages of growth of the same species. There is evidence that Ceratosaurus lived in Europe, North Africa, and North America. The first finds were in Colorado and Utah.
There is some evidence that the Ceratosaurus was driven to extinction by the newer predator, the Allosaurus. Allosaurus was quite a bit larger. There were three short horns on Ceratosaurus's face. The name "Ceratosaurs" means "horned lizard." It had osteoderms down the length of its back and much of its tail.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Mesozoic section of the drop-down menu. Then, click on the title of this drawing. Below are two older drawings of Ceratrosaurs.
Ceratosaurus by a River
