Rugops: The Giant You Thought Was Small

Makaveli7
MemberCompsognathusAugust 27, 20133187 Views11 RepliesAccording 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?
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