Proceratosaurus

Proceratosaurus

Pronunciation:
proh-ker-at-oh-sore-us
Name meaning:
'before Ceratosaurus'
Proceratosaurus
small theropod silhouette
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
4.1m
Diet:
carnivorous carnivorous food icon
When it lived:
Mid Jurassic, 169-164 million years ago
Found in:
England, United Kingdom

Proceratosaurus is known only from a partial skull, so reconstructions are speculative.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria
Named by:
Woodward (1910)
Type species:
bradleyi

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