Talk:Ceratosaurus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is supported by WikiProject Dinosaurs, which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of dinosaurs. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page for more information.

[edit] Unhinge its jaws like a snake?

A book I have states that the way Ceratosaurus's skull was built indicated it was probably able to unhinge its jaws like a snake, allowing it to swallow prey whole. I doubt that theory still stands, but are there any other sources discussing this? Jerkov 13:06, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibly confusing text in article

Having run through this article, there are a couple of places in which I feel the text is potentially confusing and I need help in clarifying.

• 1. penultimate sentence of 'Discovery and species' section [[1]]: "While C. nasicornis remains the type species .......
• 2. last three sentences of 'Paleobiology' section [[2]]: "A recent study by Bakker^[1] confirmed that Ceratosaurs generally hunted aquatic prey, such as fish and crocodiles, although it had potential for feeding on large dinosaurs. The study also suggests that sometimes adults and juveniles ate together. This evidence is, of course, very debatable and Ceratosaurus tooth marks are very common on large, terrestrial dinosaur prey fossils."
• - Ballista 05:19, 15 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] What evidence?

"Evidence suggests that there may also have been a row of small spurs or even a low sail, along the spine." - Weaselly. (WP:WEASEL). What's the evidence? -- Writtenonsand 20:04, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I don't know, and i'm inclined to remove it from displaying on the page until a cite is provided. I do know that osteoderms have been found, but this seems to imply Diplodocus- or iguana-style dermal spines.Dinoguy2 20:55, 13 September 2006 (UTC)