Ceratosaurs
Carnotaurus.
Carnotaurus is a large species of Theropod dinosaur whose fossils are known from South America. It's name is derived from the two horns above it's eyes, carne being Latin for flesh or meat and tauros being Greek for bull, so the name means "Meat eating Bull". Carnotaurus is said to have lived in the Late Cretaceous 70 million years ago making it one of the last Dinosaurs to live before the supposed extinction of the dinosaurs according to Old Earth models. The first fossils were uncovered in Patagonia in 1985 by Jose Bonaparte who discovered many South American Dinosaur fossils.
Carnotaurus was a large species measuring 26 feet long, about 10 feet tall and weighing an estimated 1.6-2.9 tons. This means it was larger than most other Theropods, but it was still not as big as the true giants of the Theropods like Tyrannosaurus Rex. It's most distinctive features were of course it's horns above it's eye sockets, giving the species it's name since they resembled the horns of a bull to those who discovered and named it. However it is still unknown what the horns were used for since they probably wouldn't have survived head butting style combat.
Another notable feature of Carnotaurus is it's severely reduced forelimbs, even less useful than those of Tyrannosaurus Rex. The hand sported four fingers although they were all useless and the fourth finger may have only been a claw like a dewclaw. Carnotaurus most likely didn't use it's arms for anything related to hunting or eating since they couldn't do anything of use for such tasks. Carnotaurus eyes faced forward, this may mean it had binocular vision.
A fossil Carnotaurus has been found with skin remaining showing that there were bumps on the skin which got bigger towards the spine. Such remains shouldn't be possible after 70 million years. It also showed that it clearly had reptilian skin and had no feathers, a feature which is widely declared to be confirmed and showing the Evolutionary beginnings of birds, though many scientists refute these claims saying that no such Avian features have been found on Dinosaur fossils.
Another notable feature of Carnotaurus is it's severely reduced forelimbs, even less useful than those of Tyrannosaurus Rex. The hand sported four fingers although they were all useless and the fourth finger may have only been a claw like a dewclaw. Carnotaurus most likely didn't use it's arms for anything related to hunting or eating since they couldn't do anything of use for such tasks. Carnotaurus eyes faced forward, this may mean it had binocular vision.
A fossil Carnotaurus has been found with skin remaining showing that there were bumps on the skin which got bigger towards the spine. Such remains shouldn't be possible after 70 million years. It also showed that it clearly had reptilian skin and had no feathers, a feature which is widely declared to be confirmed and showing the Evolutionary beginnings of birds, though many scientists refute these claims saying that no such Avian features have been found on Dinosaur fossils.
Such a fearsome looking animal likely inspired many Dragon legends for those who encountered them. A giant meat eating reptile with horns like a bull charging into a village or carting off livestock or people would undoubtedly cause many to revere these great beasts. This makes perfect sense in light of the Biblical view but can never make sense in terms of Evolution if Humans and Dinosaurs are separated by tens of millions of years. Yet if Dinosaurs have been alongside humans since Creation week and got on and then off the Ark after the Flood, they would have indeed coexisted with human beings, and interactions would have obviously caused stories and legends of such large fearsome reptiles.
Ceratosaurus.
Ceratosaurus, meaning "Horned Lizard", was a large Theropod dinosaur known best for it's nasal crest which decorated it's face. Evolutionary dating methods place it in the Late Jurassic, 153-148 MYA (million years ago), though Creationists do not accept such erroneous dates or such faulty dating techniques and place all organisms having originated during Creation Week about 6,000 years ago and having all lived together. Such a conflict cannot be resolved and the timelines rest largely on individual beliefs from each camp more than anything.
The first fossil evidence of Ceratosaurus was found in 1884 and then re-described in 1920. Since then more subspecies have been named, though we cannot truly know the full extent of their genetic variability without living specimens.
Ceratosaurus was large by dinosaur standards, though it was dwarfed by a fair number of other Theropods. Ceratosaurus measured up to 27 feet long and 8 feet tall off the ground. It's weight estimate is highly variable depending on who gives it, anywhere between 1,000-2,200 lbs.
Ceratosaurus' nasal crest is obviously it's most notable aspect. It is now known that the nasal crest was formed after the animal was born by two nasal protuberances of the nasal bones fusing together, though the purpose of the crest is still not known, although many now contend that it was used for display. It also had a horn-like protuberance above each eye, similar to Carnotaurus but smaller in relation to size. It's arms were strongly built, yet small, so we do not yet know what all they were capable of with their forearms.
Ceratosaurus is known to have had osteoderms along it's back that would act as armor similar to chain-mail, and may well have had them on other parts of it's body as well. These types of thick scutes are known to have been on many dinosaurs and it is likely that nearly all of them had them in some form. This certainly would have helped during fights and conflicts by reducing damage from all but the worst of wound inflictions. It should also be noted that Ceratosaurus is considered to have been more flexible than most Theropods, perhaps even being a good swimmer, though this is debatable and the evidence is mostly based on speculation and as such is likely to be accepted or rejected based on personal opinion as with many other theories about dinosaur behavior.
Ceratosaurus had blade-like teeth, an adaptation for predation that would likely come in handy in the Post-Fall world. The blade-like shape likely means that it was at least a somewhat active hunter and used it's teeth to slice flesh instead of crush bones or hold onto prey like more rounded teeth can. As with most extinct animals, we cannot know if Ceratosaurus traveled in packs or were solitary or only traveled with siblings or mates.
Whatever the details are about it, it is certain that Ceratosaurus is a unique and amazing creature that shows no more evidence for Evolution and long ages than any other organism and could just as easily, if not more easily, be fit into the Creation account in Genesis.
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