Minqaria
Sign in to saveMinqaria (meaning "beak") is a genus of lambeosaurine dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Minqaria bata, known from a partial skull.
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- Late Cretaceous
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Minqaria (meaning "beak") is a genus of lambeosaurine dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Ouled Abdoun Basin of Morocco. The genus contains a single species, Minqaria bata, known from a partial skull.
== Discovery and naming == thumb|left|Lambeosaurinae fossil localities in Morocco; Minqaria was found in the Sidi Chennane locality. The Minqaria holotype specimen, MHNM.KHG.1395, was discovered in sediments of the Oulad Abdoun Basin (upper Couche III, Sidi Chennane locality) of Morocco. The specimen consists of a partial skull, including a right maxilla, left dentary, and braincase.
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