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Seen from above, its skull resembles in general outline that 

 of a crocodile, the facial portion being elongated and gradually 



FIG. 45. Skull of Ceratosaurus nasicornis. Top view. (After Marsh.) 



tapering to the muzzle, with the nasal openings separate, and 

 placed near the end of the snout. 



The teeth of this horned Dinosaur resemble those of the 



Megalosaur. Its eyes were protected by protuberances of the 



FIG. 46. Skull of Ceratosaurus nasicornis. (After Marsh.) 



skull just above the cavity in which the eye was placed (see 

 Figs. 45 and 46). The brain was a good deal larger in proportion 

 to the size of the animal than in Brontosaurus and its allies ; so 



