Ceratosaurus and Camarasaurus, Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Denver, CO
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N 39° 44.902 W 104° 56.632
13S E 504809 N 4399829
This three-story tall dinosaur is found in the elevator/stairwell of the parking structure at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. What a great treasure for the children and dinosaur lovers!
Waymark Code: WMNGNB
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2015
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"Situated in the canyon-like area next to the elevators in the of Nature & Science’s parking garage, “Camarasaurus” and “Ceratosaurus” stage an unexpected prehistoric scene. The artist created a long-necked Camarasaurus (approximately 60 feet long and 34 feet tall) rearing up on its hind legs in a defensive position after being startled by a smaller predatory Ceratosaurus (approximately 17 feet long) on a ledge nearby. Camarasaurus’ head pops over the top of the parking garage structure, visible to people walking in and entering the museum. Each dinosaur sculpture is a full-scale model of what each creature might have looked like in life, drawn from Staab’s extensive knowledge of paleontology and his consultations with working scientists. Also, both fossils were first discovered in in 1883 near Delta—giving them each a special connection to the state. Both dinosaurs lived in the Late Jurassic Period, between 155 and 145 million years ago. " (from (
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"Ceratosaurus meaning "horned lizard", in reference to the horn on its nose (Greek ?e?a?/?e?at??, keras/keratos meaning "horn" and sa????/sauros meaning "lizard"), was a large predatory theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Period (Kimmeridgian to Tithonian), found in the Morrison Formation of North America, and the Lourinhã Formation of Portugal. It was characterized by large jaws with blade-like teeth, a large, blade-like horn on the snout and a pair of hornlets over the eyes. The forelimbs were powerfully built but very short. The bones of the sacrum were fused (synsacrum) and the pelvic bones were fused together and to this structure (Sereno 1997) (i.e. similar to modern birds). A row of small osteoderms was present down the middle of the back." (from (
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"Camarasaurus meaning 'chambered lizard', referring to the hollow chambers in its vertebrae (Greek ?aµa?a/kamara meaning 'vaulted chamber', or anything with an arched cover, and sa????/sauros meaning 'lizard') was a genus of quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs.[1] It was the most common of the giant sauropods to be found in North America. Its fossil remains have been found in the Morrison Formation of Colorado and Utah, dating to the late Jurassic Period (late Oxfordian to Tithonian stages), between 155 and 145 million years ago." (from (
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