Ceratosaurus

***Ceratosaurus*** is a primitive theropod dinosaur that is featured in *Carnivores 2*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD*, *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn*, and *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt*.

## Biology

*Ceratosaurus* means "horned reptile", appropriate since this animal sports two large horns above its eyebrow and a single one on its snout, along with several small horn-like spikes down its back. *Ceratosaurus* is a incredibly powerful and intelligent large predator, often stopping to sniff out prey. This makes it very dangerous to fire your gun when a couple are roaming in the area.
But if a *Ceratosaurus* is out of sight, the animal will run away after a loud gun shot. The *Ceratosaurus* can also take a lot of damage before going down, making it an even bigger threat.

The FMM-UV 32 *Ceratosaurus* is much larger than its earth counterpart, switching places with *Allosaurus* in the food chain. It is possible that *Ceratosaurus* was affected by insular gigantism.

## *Carnivores 2*

The *Ceratosaurus* appears in *Carnivores 2* as the second to last animal available to hunt.﻿ In *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter* it is the fourth to last animal available to hunt.

### *Ceratosaurus* size inaccuracy

Although the *Ceratosaurus* is the second largest carnivore available to hunt, it, like the *Spinosaurus*, shares the same in-game size as the *Velociraptor*. *Ceratosaurus*' in-game description states that the dinosaur should be over twice as long, and weigh at least five times as much as it actually does. This was fixed in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*.

## *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD*

    The *Ceratosaurus* returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD* as a trophy dinosaur, although no longer as the gigantic predator it was in the PC game. This *Ceratosaurus* (like the other dinosaurs in game) is much more anatomically correct, making it much smaller than in *Carnivores 2* and *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*. The *Ceratosaurus* is the first carnivore available to hunt (and like in previous games, the second to last), and is good practice on hunting quicker, more dangerous prey. A *Ceratosaurus* license costs 150 gems to purchase. The *Ceratosaurus* is brightly colored, which helps hunters identify it from a distance. The *Ceratosaurus* call sounds very much like a modern day lion, but not as loud. It is recommended to use the *Ceratosaurus* call at the beginning of a hunt, to eradicate the dinosaur(s) before it catches the hunter mid-hunt. Like the other carnivores in the game, the *Ceratosaurus* can eat dinosaurs the hunter shoots down, which can be detrimental if the hunter has purchased licenses. The *Ceratosaurus* has an excellent sense of sight, an excellent sense of smell, and an average sense of hearing.

### *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn*

The *Ceratosaurus* returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn.* The *Ceratosaurus* is one of two carnivores available to hunt, and ambushes the hunter by lunging at him with jaws wide open. The hunter is not the only one who needs to fear *Ceratosaurus*, as the predators can hunt down and kill other dinosaurs as well. The *Ceratosaurus* call is a loud roar reminiscent of a modern day lion that can carry for miles. Mutated *Ceratosaurus* can be found roaming the islands. The mutant variants of the *Ceratosaurus* in-game are golden in body color with tidbits of black and green on their bodies.

### *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt*

*Ceratosaurus* also returns in *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt* with a new charge animation when detecting the hunter and a brand new kill animation. Instead of jumping at the camera to attack the hunter, the *Ceratosaurus* will instead grab the hunter in its jaws, shake them, and then bite down on the hunter's corpse. It's mutated variant was removed.

## *Gallery*

* A *Ceratosaurus* at "Fort Ciskin".
* A sideview of a *Ceratosaurus* at "Fort Ciskin".
* A *Ceratosaurus* smelling the air by a lake. This shot was taken at "Fort Ciskin".
* A *Ceratosaurus* sleeping in "The Great Forest".
* A *Ceratosaurus* walking through "The Great Forest".
* A closer shot of a walking *Ceratosaurus* at "The Great Forest".
* A *Ceratosaurus* waking through a pond in "The Great Forest".

## Trivia

* *Ceratosaurus* can be ported to *Carnivores Ice Age* using the Yeti's AI without any issues, aside from the hunter's death animation frames being messed up, as both animals possess the same number and order of animations.
* *Ceratosaurus* blinks during its idle animation and is one of the few dinosaurs in *Carnivores 2* to have closing eyes, let alone a blinking animation. *Ceratosaurus* will run away if he sees and hears the hunter.
* In *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter*, *Ceratosaurus*sniffs and growls, sometimes while moving, almost exactly like the *Tyrannosaurus*.
* In *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter Reborn*, *Ceratosaurus* could spawn on any area at any time of day, this made it problematic for beginners in both *Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD* and *Reborn* unlike herbivores it and the *Tyrannosaurus* would not spawn after being killed.
* In Carnivores: Dinosaur hunter, Ceratosaurus was the smartest dinosaur by having the highest sight, scent and hearing.

## External links

* For information regarding its role in the Continuum Canon, see *Ceratosaurus*.