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Dinosaur: Minqaria bata
| Length*: | 5.4 m | 17.7 ft |
| Weight*: | 850 kg | 1,874 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Longrich et al.
Year: 2024
Distribution
Area: Africa
Country: Morocco
Region: Khouribga
Formation: “Couche III” Phosphates
Locations
Sources
Material: Right maxilla with teeth, left dentary and braincase.
References: Longrich, N. R.; Pereda-Suberbiola, X.; Bardet, N.; Jalil, N.-E. (2024). "A new small duckbilled dinosaur (Hadrosauridae: Lambeosaurinae) from Morocco and dinosaur diversity in the late Maastrichtian of North Africa".
