Rugops - Wikipedia
Rugops (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 …
Rugops | Wrinkle-Faced Dinosaur from Africa - thedinosaurs.org
2023年11月15日 · Rugops, aptly named ‘wrinkle face’, is a basal abelisaurid Theropod dinosaur that roamed the lands of what is now the Echkar Formation in Niger during the Late Cretaceous Period. Specifically, it lived in the Cenomanian Epoch around 95 million years ago.
Rugops | Paul Sereno - Paleontologist | The University of Chicago
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.
Rugops | Description, Size, Fossil, Diet, & Facts
2023年2月17日 · Rugops was a relatively small abelisaurid, estimated to have been around 4 meters (13 feet) long and weighing around 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The most distinctive feature of Rugops is its wrinkled face, caused by an intricate network of …
Rugops - Natural History Museum
Explore Rugops, a meat-eating theropod dinosaur in the Dino Directory.
Rugops
The fossil skull of Rugops was discovered in 2000 by a team led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Dr. Paul Sereno. Rugops helps fill in critical gaps in the evolution of carnivorous dinosaurs on Africa.
Rugops - Prehistoric Wildlife
2013年9月5日 · Rugops, meaning ‘wrinkle face’, is an interesting name for a carnivorous dinosaur. This name comes from the numerous impressions in the skull bone from large blood vessels that once ran across the bone surface leaving a wrinkled appearance. It is thought that these extra vessels were here to provide additional ...
Rugops | Paleontology World
Rugops (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 – African predator - DinoAnimals.com
Rugops was the first Abelisaur discovered in Africa. Rugops has one of the shortest names among all dinosaurs. Rugops DNA sample was used to create a fictional dinosaur Indominus rex in the movie ‘Jurassic World’.
Rugops - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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).