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| + | |meaning = Wrinkle face |
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| + | |diet = Carnivore |
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| + | |height = 2.5 meters (8 feet) |
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| + | |length = 4.4 - 5.3 meters (14 - 17 feet) |
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| + | |weight = 410 kilograms (900 Ibs) |
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| + | |location = Niger |
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| ⚫ | }}'''''{{W|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 this landmass was still united with Gondwana at that stage in history. |
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+ | Though known only from a skull, ''Rugops'' has been estimated to have grown to nearly 5.3 meters (17 feet) long based on comparisons with its relatives. The skull of ''Rugops'' is also weak in comparison to most theropods, indicating it was a scavenger instead of a predator. |
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| − | ''Rugops'' is the only dinosaur used in the creation of the ''I. rex'' that so far doesn't appear in ''[[Jurassic World: The Game]]''. |
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| + | ''Rugops'' was used in the creation of the hybrid ''[[Indominus rex]]'' in {{Film|4}}.<ref name="Jurassicworld.com">Jurassic World Website - Dinosaurs - Indominus Rex (2015, January) Retrieved from http://www.jurassicworld.com/dinosaurs/indominus-rex/</ref> |
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Revision as of 10:18, 7 June 2020
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 this landmass was still united with Gondwana at that stage in history.
Though known only from a skull, Rugops has been estimated to have grown to nearly 5.3 meters (17 feet) long based on comparisons with its relatives. The skull of Rugops is also weak in comparison to most theropods, indicating it was a scavenger instead of a predator.
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Wikipedia has a more detailed and comprehensive article on Rugops |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jurassic World Website - Dinosaurs - Indominus Rex (2015, January) Retrieved from http://www.jurassicworld.com/dinosaurs/indominus-rex/
