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单词 ceratosaurus
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ceratosaurusn.

/ˌsɛrətəʊˈsɔːrəs/
Etymology: modern Latin < Greek κέρας , κερατ- horn + -o- connective + σαῦρος lizard.
In full Ceratosaurus nasicornus, an extinct dinosaurian reptile such as those reconstructed from remains found in the Upper Jurassic rocks of Colorado.
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ceratosaurus1884
1884 O. C. Marsh in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 330 This interesting fossil is quite distinct from any hitherto described, and as it represents a new genus and species, may be called Ceratosaurus nasicornis. It also belongs to a new family, which may be named the Ceratosauridæ.
1884 O. C. Marsh in Amer. Jrnl. Sci. 127 333 The brain in Ceratosaurus was of medium size, but comparatively much larger than in the herbivorous Dinosaurs.
1892 H. N. Hutchinson Extinct Monsters vi. 79 Externally, also, the Ceratosaurus differs from other members of the Carnivorous group.
1930 Discovery Nov. 386/2 The bipedal dinosaurs were of two kinds, vegetable feeders and flesh eaters. The ceratosaurus was one of the latter, and derives its name from the short bony horn on its nose.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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