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Real size of ceratosaurus
Topic Started: May 9 2012, 03:22 AM (2,696 Views)
Temnospondyl
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How big is ceratosaurus?
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DinosaurMichael
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On average. I'd say 20 feet long and 1,500-1,700 lbs.

At maximum. I'd say 30 feet and over 1 ton or more.
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blaze
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Average? like 6-7m, the largest he have material of was ~7m and it seems to be the only adult Ceratosaurus we have.

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Mass estimates for this individaul are from 450 to 980kg.
Edited by blaze, Jul 5 2012, 03:36 AM.
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Jinfengopteryx
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Ceratosaurus nasicornis:Holotype=5,3m/maximum=6,1m
Ceratosaurus dentisulcatus:not sure, on average maybe 6,7-8m and maximum=8,8m, but I'mnot sure.
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Ok. Maybe, average is 7.5 m. long, and maximum is 9 m. long
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Jul 5 2012, 04:21 AM
Ok. Maybe, average is 7.5 m. long, and maximum is 9 m. long
It's a very big one(like Sue is a very big Tyrannosaur).
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The average size of C. dentisulcatus is 7m. The average size of the other two(C. nasicornis & C. magnicornis)is 6m.
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mikeBRZ
Jul 5 2012, 03:14 AM
Average? like 6-7m, the largest he have material of was ~7m and it seems to be the only adult Ceratosaurus we have.

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Mass estimates for this individaul are from 450 to 980kg.
That's a good illustration. If we ignore the confusing issues about the labelling of fossils (I begin to believe that you're right, it may be a simple typo, as you said in the other thread) then that's probably how big it really was. I did some vague calculations based on the numbers in the study I posted previously, and I end up with an average of just around 6.5 m. for the "adult" UMN 5278! Even 7 m is a bit generous, imo. well, At least it had a formidable set of jaws.
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