Minimocursor phunoiensis is the name given to this new ancient plant-eating dinosaur species.
, the fossils exhibited morphological features such as a distinctive small bony lump on its jaw and an unusual flange on the pubic bone.
The dinosaur’s tooth structure indicated that it munched on plants. This species was still young when it perished. The authors estimate that it was only around 60 cm long based on the size of the bones — approximately the size of a medium dog. However, the adults of this species would have been slightly larger.
Interestingly, the team found 10 distinct specimens belonging to members of the same species. The authors state that the presence of so many remnants shows that this species likely populated the region back then.An exceptional articulated skeleton of a new basal neornithischian dinosaur, Minimocursor phunoiensis gen. et sp. nov.
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