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Dinosaur: Rugops primus
Cretaceous: 100.5–93.9 Ma
| Length*: | 4.4 m | 14.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 230 kg | 507 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Sereno, Wilson & Conrad
Year: 2004
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Niger
Region: Agadez
Formation: Echkar
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skull.
References: Sereno, Wilson and Conrad, (2004). New dinosaurs link southern landmasses in the Mid-Cretaceous.
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