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| Proceratosaurus |
| Translation |
before horned lizard |
| Type |
medium-sized theropod dinosaur |
| Length |
16 ft (5 m) |
| Height |
7 ft (2,10 m) |
| Weight |
approx. 300 kg |
| Movement |
biped |
| Age |
170 million years ago |
| Diet |
carnivore |
| Distribution |
England |
Proceratosaurus was a medium-sized carnivorous theropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England. Originally thought to be an ancestor of Ceratosaurus due to the similar small crest on its snout, it is now considered a coelurosaur, one of the earliest known. Proceratosaurus may have been an ancestor of later forms such as Ornitholestes and the tyrannosauroids.
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