Ceratosaurus: The Jurassic Underdog 

Technically, Ceratosaurians actually outlasted the Allosaurids with the Abelisaurs surviving right up to the K-T mass extinction.

Ceratosaurus: exist. Documentary: you have no purpose other than DEATH.

The internet is a wonderful place. I've got a polar bear in a monocle teaching me about ancient life.

As a bird nerd, the relationship between Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus reminds me of the relationship between the Golden Eagle and the Steppe Eagle in the Old World, and the Ferruginous Hawk in the New World. The Golden Eagle is a supreme generalist that will take anything from rabbits, to other birds, to even fox and deer. Their main prey over the world tends to be hare, and the two species have a long and rich evolutionary predator-prey arms race. In comparison, the Steppe Eagle hunts mainly ground prey the Golden doesn't touch, mostly ground squirrels and/or gophers, but mainly hunts small mammals in places with no ground squirrels. The Ferruginous Hawk is less specialised than the Steppe Eagle, and in areas with no Golden Eagles, it hunts more generally. But in areas with more Golden Eagles, it hunts more small ground mammals, like a Steppe Eagle. So interesting!

Ceratosaurus: *exists* Allosaurus: You Shall Perish in My Hands, Peasant

everyone: Ceratosaurus is such an underdog! Marshosaurus and all the other theropods smaller than Ceratosaurus: No one even knows we exist.

As a child growing up in the 1960s, I had a dinosaur book that I loved. (Still have it around somewhere, in fact!) Ceratosaurus was in there, but with some fairly strong caveats. The book stated that Ceratosaurus was known from only one skeleton "with several odd features", and heavily suggested that the specimen might be just a badly deformed Allosaurus. The idea of a horned predator seemed so very much against the natural order of things -- another idea implied by the book -- that I was happy to go along with that opinion for decades. Wondering now whether the "Jurassic Fight Club" people are working with memories of something similar from outdated books. They don't have sauropods using their necks as snorkels while wading through deep water, do they?

Ceratosaurus: exists Allosaurus: Your free trial of existence has been expired

Ceratosaur might be smaller than its Jurassic "co-workers" but it is the one with the last laugh as it persit to the end of the Cretaceous, while its old coworkers died off along the way.

In an interview that I did with Tracy Ford, he said that there are some Ceratosaurs specimens that are the size of Allosaurus, which is insane

Ceratosaurus: (exists) Allosaurus: “And I took that personally.”

Ceratosaurus: (exists) Jurassic Fight Club: “It’s the biggest piece of dog shi-“

It's so strange to me that allosaurus gets this press of being the baddest theropod of the Jurassic, when both species of Allosaurus in North America and Europe were heavily dwarfed by two different Torvosaurus species.

Isn’t it wonderful when a holotype gives you a clear image of what the animal actually looked like?

Ceratosaurus is one of my favorite non-sauropod dinosaurs. I love it. It’s such an awesome and iconic creature, yet gets shafted so often. I don’t get it. Why is such a cool dinosaur treated as Allosaurus’s punching bag? I’m tired of my boy being slandered, so thank you Dr. Polaris for giving him some good publicity for once.

Cera is so underrated I'm glad there are more vids coming out about it 🙌

I am a simple man, I see a new Dr. Polaris video, I click.

The Greymon-line in the Digimon franchise are ceratosaurus of different reconstructions

Cool to think that the Cer-Allo rivalry perpetuated long after their existences through their descendants, the Carcharodontosaurids and the Abelisaurs.

Poor dino being slandered like that just for living on the same place and time that other animal

Ceratosaurus was the most adaptable Therapods in the Jurassic period since their fossils are found, not just in North America, but places in Africa, Europe, I believe in South America, matter of fact, Ceratosaurs actually died out after one allosaurus died out and other of the large predators. It’s quite a shame really the Jurassic fight club downplayed Ceratosaurus because Ceratosaurus is one of my favorite theropods and yeah, George blazing what is the problem since he is an allosaurus fanboy himself even though I used to be friends with him anymore but now I know the truth about Jurassic fight club. So pretty much that Ceratosaurus was the leopard of the Jurassic since it’s adaptable

I think you forgot to mention "When Dinosaurs Roamed America" Ceratosaurus had also been depicted as a evolutionary dead end and was killed by an Allosaurus. We do know the ceratosaurs outlasted the carnosaurs, megalosaurs and spinosaurs in the southern hemisphere as the noasaurids and abelisaurids which goes to show being primitive doesn't always mean a disadvantage.

Fun fact, Stokesosaurus did make an appearance in Zoo Tycoon 2: Extinct Animals, although oversized and somewhat inaccurate in appearance. Just thought you want to know! 😊

Thank you, thank you for the clear words and the great video. ❤ Regarding Ceratosaurus and the smaller number: In my opinion, you give the answer yourself in the video. 🤓 Its preferred habitat is the forest. Life forms that did not exist on the coast or floodplains and were sedimented there are more difficult to find. Simply because they tend not to be fossilized. I think that if such creatures are found, the number can be multiplied by a factor of three. 😉

On the topic of "Jurassic Fight Club" and "Ancient Aliens", "out of the 2 shows, "Ancient Aliens" has had much more longevity, with new episodes still being made and aired!

I really like your channel Dr Polaris and I have for some time in my humble opinion you are the most humble historian and entertaining awesome accent RU-vid channel around

Owls associated with evil and the Devil? Strange. I thought owls were always associated with wisdom (hence being Athena's most prominant symbol)...

super stoked for the next episode, not that this one was anything short of brilliant.😁

The Ceratosaurs, and to an extension the Abelisaurs, are easily the greatest predatory theropod dinosaurs of all time. They are a group of predators that can easily take over any niche and adapt to it. That's why I always say that out of all of the theropod dinosaurs I would want on my team I would always go for Abelisaurs.

I always thought of Jurassic Fight Club as the WWF of dino docs. Watched the whole series once and that was all the brain rot I could stomach! Grew up with WWF and often hung out with Jake "The Snake" Roberts when I was a kid at his mothers private dock where we often visited in the summer. Jake is one of my uncles half brothers and lives at a small lakeside community not far from where I live.

My favorite late Jurassic Theropod with Torvosaurus coming in #2 and coming in #3 and Final place Elaphrosaurus.

Yes!! My favorite dinosaur!

I think it says something that I've seen 2 documentaries that are worse than Jurassic Fight Club. I know, I didn't think it was physically possible either, but here we are!

Allosaurus: The lion of Jurassic Ceratosaurus: The hyena of Jurassic

Perfect timing! As soon as I opened up youtube, this is the 1st video in the feed

Thanks for the video! I also find Ceratosaurus interesting because in my opinion it relies more on a powerful attack at close range than on chasing. Can we see in the near future about the Metriacanthosauridae? (This family of allosaurids is also somewhat out of the spotlight and deserves more of it.)

What a thumbnail there

I regularly watch/read paleo news and content as a hobby and this is the first time I've ever heard of Ceratosaurus as "infamous" 😅

Finally, a video in my subs that is actually worth watching. It's a slow content cycle lately

If a Jurassic Park remake with only Jurassic fauna was produced, the Allosaurus wouldn't be the biggest threat to the protags; it would be the Ceratosaurus, as we'd be a more filling meal for a roughly 1-ton killer as opposed to a 2.5-ton killer.

ah, I'd missed them ALSO being found in Portugal!

Yes!!! Ceratosaurus!

As a suggestion for a future topic, I would like you to consider this propsal: I saw recently that Corvids and Psittacoformes (Crows and Parrots) are deemed the most intelligent of the Birds, and that their brains have approximately double the density of Neurons compared to Mammalia. If this is true, then on the assumption that Birds are derived Dinosaurs, the brain capacity could be underestimated. I would like to see the results of surveys conducted on Bird's brains to get an estimate of Neuron Density across all representatives of the Genus's. I would use a microtome and subsequent staining on sections and do a random 50 field view, counting neurons in each field of view. This data could then be used to compare brain capacities of Dinosaurs upscaling in comparison to extant Mammals. Example, did a Sauropod have comparable weighted brain mass to an Elephant or less.

i liked jurassic fight club for what it had... the fighting. but it really did seem to pick on the ceratosaur as if it were just a small vermin trying to eek out an existence. it honestly seems to be what allosaurus is going through now in media.

The irony is that most large predators avoid combat in general. If you want to be a healthy and capable hunter then your best option is to steer clear of violent encounters. When Prehistoric Planet depicted a T Rex backing down from two Quetzalcoatlus over a kill it felt realistic.

hehe, I am generally in favour of "fights" & sci fi or fantasy fictional use of prehistoric beasts, including dinosaurs, as it can provide a gateway & keeps them in the public consciousness, which is important in all manner of ways. That said, I don't watch much of that, while I do follow quite a few you tube channels akin to this one. I've heard of Ceratosaur abuse from such creators, so by all means, defend against the "bullying" (or misinformation), but personally, I generally do not see it myself, I do not think I ever heard of "dino fight club" before now, for example. And again, I'm not adverse to an occasional flight of fancy or imaginary bloodsport. I actually expected a bit more detail or information on Ceratosaurs! As often though, the artwork you displayed is completely top notch, far above most others. I suspect the bee under your bonnet sabotaged you a bit here!

CERATOSAURUS MY BELOVED!!!

my first exposure to Ceratosaurus was an ARK mod... loud and vicious, and very capable in combat! sad to hear their main stereotype is a prehistoric punching bag...

Here's my initial observation. Ceratosaurus looks like it was primarily a scavenger because its horn structure over the eyes seem to obstruct its forward vision, hindering its depth perception.

If the image at 1:40 is from Jurassic Fight Club, the pronated hands alone tell you how much stock to put into their representations.

Oh man, that was a BURN! “… the ‘Ancient Aliens’, of palæo-documentaries” 😂🤣😂🤣

👍👍 Keep up the good work!

Ceratosaurs are great. I have a tattoo of one on my arm. :D

Robert T. Bakker's favorite dinosaur.

I think shows like ancient aliens try to be extra cheap so people ironically watch. Be 'so bad it's good', or 'cheap and cheerful'.

Shame you didn't bring up how Stokesosaurus was in Zoo Tycoon 2 where it would wear glasses when painting.

6:48: it is probable that the nights belonged to mammals, not to Ceratosaurus.

Hyenas, while definitely brutal, being understood as lazy and only opportunistic is something that’s always bothered me. They are, in fact, very intelligent; at least on par with wolves (and many of us live with domesticated wolves and we can see how smart they can be), more accurately equated to meerkats, who they are vaguely related to, but probably with more intellectual capacity. Much like a monkey in many ways.

..... and in addition way to speak the truth about that BS Jurassic Flight Club and all that History Channel BS Mumbo jumbo.... YOU Dr. P...are setting the record straight truth Warrior

RedRaptorWrites did a whole review of Jurrasic Fightclub, and tore it several new ones.

My forth favorite Dinosaur

At least Dinosaur king anime had Ceratosaurus of it

Hey Dr. Polaris, right after the evolution and the history of the Plesiosaurs, why don't you get to think of a suggestion and creating a RU-vid Videos all about the about the evolution and the history of the Prehistoric Marine Reptiles called the Palaeophiidae (Palaeophis), the Extinct Marine Serpentes (Snakes) that are the relatives to the Extant File Snakes, such as Archaeophis, Palaeophis, and Pterosphenus, in the next couple of weeks to think about that one coming up next?!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👍👍

With tight loops around the base of those ridiculously Small Arms & Proper Saddle, Ceratosaurus would have made one Hellofa Mount, YEE-HAA Ride 'Em Cowboy

Dr Polaris, what is the name of your theme song? Thank You.

Ceratosaurus would have been a top predator in the Cenezoic it amazes me that it's treated like a second-rate creature compared to allosaurus

Always dunk on Jurrassic Fight Club.

hmm,, just was thinking how I've watched 100's of your videos & yet rarely comment, so a long overdue rectification is in order!

A new video on my 25th birthday?? You shouldn't have!

Giving the business to "Dinosaur" George. Lol.

Wtf, Ceratosaurus is awesome. BTW, Allosaurus didn't make it out alive either.

Ceratosaurus: "Finally! Someone loves me! I am sick and tired of media disrespecting me and my kin! I'm telling ya, they've always been jealous of me and my beautiful crest. We crested theropods getting out shined by T rex is bad enough, but being called 'primitive' and 'evolutionary failures'? This propaganda has gone far enough and we crested carnivores shall stand it no longer!"

I agree 100% Jurassic fight club does suck

I'd much rather be approached by an allosaurus over a ceratosaurus. I probably look a lot more tasty due to the size ratio.

Good Sir, I hear & agree with much of your Chain-of-Life philosophy but I must say even though I'm a Physical Laws Realist and do understand somewhat the Food Chain, there's just Something about Those Creepy Spotted Hyenas with their Cowardly Laugh and Thieving Personalities that just gets under my Skin like a Bad Itch you can't get rid of

I guess being horny isn't always evolutionarily advantageous.

Eh, Jurassic Fight Club is more Deadliest Warrior than Ancient Aliens. Albeit they made things up even more than Deadliest Warrior did.

Poor poor crato

hahaha , did you know hopping mice ( mini rats) fight just like kangaroos apart for the angry tail twitching I had a couple duking it out on the lush feeding grounds tundra of my caravan carpet /floor during dinner the other night they can dive into a pile of rocks about 10 to 15 times there body length ,

Ark ceratosaurus is cool.and not overly weak but realism fanboys might not like the design lol

Cows kill more people than sharks. (Cows hardly ever kill sharks)

I’d say this beast is a total badass killer terrifying murder machine, rather than a biological failure. 😳😳😳😳

Why no mention of Snax? Snax was the king of the Jurassic

I don't mind do osaurs being designed to look cool but the navy seal hand gestures was one of the comically dumb things in the show and lol feather fan boys can be just as obnoxious as the awesomebros

"Ceratosaurus DESTROYED by AWFUL documentary" - this video but clickbait

Ah, Ceratosaurus, the Hyena or Leopard of the Morrison Formation. An excellent vid on one of the most fascinating prehistoric animals of all-time. Btw, Dr Polaris, what's the name of the intro theme you use for your every vid? :)

I think you forgot to mention "When Dinosaurs Roamed America" Ceratosaurus had also been depicted as a evolutionary dead end and was killed by an Allosaurus. We do know the ceratosaurs outlasted the carnosaurs, megalosaurs and spinosaurs in the southern hemisphere as the noasaurids and abelisaurids which goes to show being primitive doesn't always mean a disadvantage.