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Ceratosaurus
('horned reptile')
Discovered 1883 by M.P. Felch associated with Allosaurus in Fremont County, Colorado. First described by O.C. Marsh.
Maximum body length of 20 ft (6 m) and stood 5-6 ft (2 m) high.
Large head, short neck, short arms, thick legs.
Big jaws with sharp curved teeth.
Unlike Allosaurus, has four well-developed fingers.
Smaller, more lightly-built and agile predator than Allosaurus.
-- Text by: Bob Simon