The type species of Ceratosaurus (
nasicornis) was described by O.C. Marsh in 1884 and redescribed in 1920 by Charles W. Gilmore (last week's describer of Camarasaurus). The next two species,
magnicornis and
dentisulcatus (Welles and Madsen), were then described in 2000. Paul notes in his latest book
magnicornis may be a descendant or misplaced
nasicornis and then includes
dentisulcatus and one other unnamed species.
Meriani, ingens, and
stechowi, however, are also described species from the Morrison Formation. My assumption is that
meriani, ingens, and
stechowi are lumped together as the unnamed species by Paul, but I haven't thought to ask him, so only he knows for sure.
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