Sauroniops was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited Africa. Its fossils have been found in places such as Drâa-Tafilalet (Morocco) and Algeria.
Quick facts about Sauroniops:
- Existed from 100.5 million years ago to 93.9 million years ago
- Lived in a terrestrial habitat
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- Only one specimen has been found by paleontologists
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Sauroniops was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- A. Cau, F. M. Dalla Vecchia, and M. Fabri. 2013. A thick-skulled theropod (Dinosauria, Saurischia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Morocco with implications for carcharodontosaurid cranial evolution. Cretaceous Research 40:251-260
