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CERATOSAURUS, an extinct carnivorous Dinosaur whose remains are found in the Upper Jurassic of Colorado. Like its relatives the Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus (qq.v.), it was bipedal in progression. The single species, C. nasicornis, reached a length of 20 ft. and, as its name implies, was distinguished by a small horn on the nose. (See REPTILES.)