Ceratosaurus

/ˌsɛrətəˈsɔrəs/ noun

A large carnivorous dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period with a distinctive horn above its nose, related to but smaller than T-Rex.

From Greek 'keras' (horn) + 'sauros' (lizard). Named in 1884 by paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh for the prominent nasal horn that made it unique among large theropods.

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