Rugops primus Mercuriceratops approximately 12 to 7 million

approximately 12 to 7 million years ago

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These plates were adorned with characteristic patterns

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Rugops primus Mercuriceratops approximately 12 to 7 millionRugops primus was a theropod dinosaur that lived in what is now North Africa during the late Cretaceous Period, approximately 95 million years ago. Its name means "wrinkled face" and refers to the characteristic depressions and wrinkles on its fossil skull. This dinosaur belongs to the abelisaurid group, a family of bipedal carnivores characteristic of the Southern Hemisphere, known for their ornate skulls and reduced forelimbs. Rugops measured around