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Rugops

Rugops

Rugops (Rugops)Prehistoric

Photo: Liam Elward · CC BY-SA 4.0

DinosaurExtinctcarnivore

Rugops was a theropod dinosaur that roamed Niger during the Late Cretaceous. Known from a partial skull, it had a unique, pitted skull top and a snout covered in armour-like skin.

  • Rugops measured between 4.4 and 5.3 metres in length.
  • It weighed around 410 kilograms.
  • Its skull featured pits that matched overlaying scales.
DesertAfrica
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At a glance

Classification
Dinosaur
Scientific name
Rugops
Habitat
Desert
Regions in this directory
Africa
Diet
carnivore
Relative size
large

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