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Bookmark or Share- Rugops | Paleontology WorldRugops (meaning “wrinkle face”) is a genus of theropod dinosaur which inhabited what is now Africa approximately 95 million years ago (Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous). The discovery of a Rugops skull in Niger in 2000 was a crucial breakthrough in the understanding of the evolution of theropods in that area, and demonstrates that ...
- Rugops | Dinosaurs - Pictures and FactsAbout Rugops. Rugops is a dinosaur which lived approximately 90-95 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered in 2000 when a partial fossil consisting of only a skull was found in Niger, Africa. After a careful examination by Paul Sereno, he decided to name it Rugops—a name which literally means “wrinkled ...
- Rugops - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaContents. hide. Beginning. References. Rugops was a dinosaur related to Carnotaurus. It lived in what is now Africa, about 95 million years ago. It was a medium-sized carnivorous dinosaur, about 20 feet long as an adult (other estimates put its length at 14 to 17 feet). [1]
- Rugops - WikipediaRugops (meaning ‘wrinkle face’) is a monospecific genus of basal abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from Niger that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage, ~95 Ma) in what is now the Echkar Formation. The type and only species, Rugops primus, is known only from a partial skull.
- Rugops | Paul Sereno - Paleontologist | The University of ChicagoLength: 24 ft (7.32 m) Discovery site: Niger, Africa. Rugops helps fill in critical gaps in the evolution of carnivorous dinosaurs on Africa. The skull of Rugops had a tough covering of scales or surface armor and the bones were riddled with arteries and veins. Rugops may have been a scavenger.
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