Ceratosaurus

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Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom):  Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura
Taxa Ceratosauria

Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura

Abelisauroidea Berthasaura Carnotaurus Ceratosauria +7
Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom):  Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura
Taxa Abelisauroidea

Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura

Abelisauroidea Berthasaura Carnotaurus Ceratosauria +7
Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom):  Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura
Taxa Neoceratosauria

Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura

Abelisauroidea Berthasaura Carnotaurus Ceratosauria +7
Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom):  Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura
Taxa Ceratosauridae

Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura

Abelisauroidea Berthasaura Carnotaurus Ceratosauria +7
Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom):  Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura
Taxa Etrigansauria

Six ceratosaurians (top to bottom): Rugops, Elaphrosaurus, Majungasaurus, Carnotaurus, Ceratosaurus, Berthasaura

Abelisauroidea Berthasaura Carnotaurus Ceratosauria +7
Skeletal diagram  Fosterovenator  based on the holotype, silhouette based in skeletal diagram of Ceratosaurus by Scott Hartman.
Taxa Fosterovenator

Skeletal diagram Fosterovenator based on the holotype, silhouette based in skeletal diagram of Ceratosaurus by Scott Hartman.

holotype Ceratosaurus Fosterovenator
Sarcosaurus diagram of known material: reconstruction based on basal Ceratosaurs (such as Berberosaurus and Saltriovenator). The Skull was made to look more generic and less like more derived Ceratosaurs such as Ceratosaurus. "Liassaurus", referred to "cf. Sarcosaurus woodi" and is smaller than the holotype: material in light grey is preserved, but to what extent is uncertain as it is not figured.
References:
Carrano and Sampson (2004). "A review of coelophysoids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Europe, with comments on the late history of the Coelophysoidea." N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh., 2004(9): 537-558. (for figures of the material)
theropoddatabase.com/Coelophysoidea.htm#Sarcosauruswoodi (for measurements of "Liassaurus")

Allain, Ronan & Tykoski, Ronald & Aquesbi, Najat & Jalil, Nour-Eddine & Monbaron, Michel & Russell, Dale & Taquet, Philippe. (2007). An abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, and the radiation of Ceratosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27. 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[610:AADTFT]2.0.CO;2. (for measurements for Berberosaurus)
Taxa Sarcosaurus

Sarcosaurus diagram of known material: reconstruction based on basal Ceratosaurs (such as Berberosaurus and Saltriovenator). The Skull was made to look more generic and less like more derived Ceratosaurs such as Ceratosaurus. "Liassaurus", referred to "cf. Sarcosaurus woodi" and is smaller than the holotype: material in light grey is preserved, but to what extent is uncertain as it is not figured. References: Carrano and Sampson (2004). "A review of coelophysoids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of Europe, with comments on the late history of the Coelophysoidea." N. Jb. Geol. Palaont. Mh., 2004(9): 537-558. (for figures of the material) theropoddatabase.com/Coelophysoidea.htm#Sarcosauruswoodi (for measurements of "Liassaurus") Allain, Ronan & Tykoski, Ronald & Aquesbi, Najat & Jalil, Nour-Eddine & Monbaron, Michel & Russell, Dale & Taquet, Philippe. (2007). An abelisauroid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Jurassic of the High Atlas Mountains, Morocco, and the radiation of Ceratosaurs. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27. 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[610:AADTFT]2.0.CO;2. (for measurements for Berberosaurus)

reconstruction Morocco Early Jurassic Jurassic +9
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