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The Ceratosauridae Thread

Adam Khor · 2018-12-24 21:29:09

Known informally as "Saltriosaurus" on the internet for years, now is finally described as a potential ceratosaur. At about 7.3 m it is one of the earliest giant theropods, and the skeleton shows evidence of its being a subadult meaning it probably grew even bigger. Also interesting in that its remains were apparently…

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Adam Khor

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Known informally as "Saltriosaurus" on the internet for years, now is finally described as a potential ceratosaur. At about 7.3 m it is one of the earliest giant theropods, and the skeleton shows evidence of its being a subadult meaning it probably grew even bigger.

Also interesting in that its remains were apparently carried to sea by a river and feasted on by marine creatures.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/deadthings/2018/12/19/saltriovenator/#.XCFPPK6Z21s

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Comments on the ecology of Ceratosaurus.

The freely available paper argues against the idea of iconic but poorly understood Ceratosaurus as a semiaquatic animal.

https://voluminajurassica.org/resources/html/article/details?id=190487

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