Sauroniops Sauroniops

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You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Sauroniops 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (100 Mya)
Place
Morocco
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Carcharodontosauridae

Sauroniops is a controversial genus of carnivorous carcharodontosaurid theropod dinosaurs known from the Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian stage) of Morocco. It is known from the Gara Sbaa Formation of the Kem Kem beds and contains a single species, S. pachytholus.

What we know

  • Named by Cau et al., 2013.
  • Fossils found in Morocco.