Rugops
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Rugops is a monospecific genus of basal abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now the Echkar Formation in Niger. The type and only species, Rugops primu
Rugops skull
Skeletal diagram of the holotype and only known specimen: MNN IGU1
Size compared to a human
Skull diagram and holotype maxilla
Abelisauridae
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Abelisauridae is a family of ceratosaurian theropod dinosaurs. Abelisaurids thrived during the Cretaceous period, mainly on the ancient southern supercontinent of Gondwana, and today their fossil rema
Rugops
…Rugops (meaning 'wrinkle face') is a monospecific genus of basal abelisaurid theropod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage, approximately 95 million years ago) in what is now the Echkar Formation…
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Skull of Abelisaurus.
Illustration of Abelisaurus
Illustration of Carnotaurus