Qunkasaura
Sign in to saveQunkasaura is a genus of saltasauroid titanosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) Lo Hueco site of the Villalba de la Sierra Formation of Spain. The type species is Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra.
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- Parent taxon
- Opisthocoelicaudiinae
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- Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra.png
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- time period
- Late Cretaceous
- location of discovery
- Spain
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Qunkasaura is a genus of saltasauroid titanosaur dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Campanian–Maastrichtian) Lo Hueco site of the Villalba de la Sierra Formation of Spain. The type species is Qunkasaura pintiquiniestra.
== Discovery and naming == thumb|Excavation of the dorsal and caudal vertebrae and pelvis of Qunkasaura The holotype specimen of Qunkasaura is a partial skeleton belonging to a single individual. It is part of a bonebed discovered in 2007, which includes the associated skeletons of multiple titanosaur taxa, as well as other dinosaurs, eusuchians, and many other animals.
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