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Makaveli7
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 8:32 PMAccording to new research on the skull of Carcharodontosaurus iguadensius, the skull is composed of bone fragments from more than one animal, making it a chimera. The upper skull pieces are very likely a Carcharodontosaurus', but the lower jaw piece belongs to Rugops.... Making Rugops above, and I stress ABOVE, 12 meters or 40 feet if the scaling is correct.
Rugops had a somewhat small skull, and this, by no means, was a small piece.
The upper skull piece probably belongs to a new species of Carcharodontosaurus (iguadensius), but the lower jaw belongs to Rugops or a very closely related abelisaur.
So this makes Rugops Ekrixinatosaurus' African counterpart as Carcharodontosaurus is to Giganotosaurus and Spinosaurus is to Oxalaia.
But Rugops had a weak bite, dull teeth and a modest build, unlike Ekrixinatosaurus and was overall more likely a scavenger...
So why was it so big? Does the strangely Rugops-like fragment belong to Rugops? A larger dinosaur? What do you think about C. iguadensius?
[img]http://0.tqn.com/d/dinosaurs/1/0/q/Q/-/-/rugopsSK.jpg[/img]
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 8:43 PMIt could belong to the mysterious dinosaur "The Predator." This dinosaur has been described as an abelisaur/tyrannosaur mix. It's been said that this dinosaur was 35-43 feet. Comparable to that size. Perhaps it's just Rugops' close cousin. Rugops is a pretty well documented dinosaur. All specimens point to animals in the 20-30 ft range. Big, but not huge.
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Eustreptospondylus
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 8:46 PMDo you have the link to this article? And wow perhaps it was another undiscovered abelisaur we don't even know about but it could be possible Rugops is a relatively new find so who knows!
DinoFights
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 8:51 PMI heard "the predator" had a very robust skull and jaw, and, while this piece is huge, it's not the lower jaw of the predator, which allegedly was a foot or more inches tall at the tallest point, the skull being nearly cubical.
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Rex Fan 684
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 8:57 PMI was just trying to find other suspects. I have a hard time believing it was Rugops itself. I can see it being another abelisaur, but not Rugops. This lower jaw has to be pretty strong to have been mistaken for a Carcharodontosaurus. Rugops has a pretty weak skull design, for it's s size at least.
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Eustreptospondylus
MemberCompsognathusAug-27-2013 9:02 PMActually now that you mention it Rex Fan i agree, Rugops had very weak jaws it would be hard to mistake them for a Carchar,
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MemberCompsognathusAug-28-2013 10:20 AM'The Predator" is a very poorly known giant predator from Africa. It has a build and skeletal design similar to abelisaurs and tyrannosaurs. It's rumored that it was between 35 and 43 ft and 5-10 tons in weight. Like the Horror Mouth, very little is known about it.
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Deltadromeus
MemberCompsognathusAug-28-2013 2:26 PMI think it is a new Abelisaur. I just can't see Rugops being 40 feet long.
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Gigadino
MemberCompsognathusAug-29-2013 6:42 AMC. iguidensis ISN'T 12 m+. He get dwarfism by the largest Giganotosaurus, T.rex and Carcharodontosaurus individuals, as he is in the region of 83 % the size of C. saharicus.
13*0.83=10.8 m
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