Moroccan researchers have unearthed the fossilised remains of a previously unknown dinosaur species in the eastern region of Tendrara, a discovery described as unprecedented for the area and scientifically significant, according to the Faculty of Sciences at Mohammed I University in Oujda.
The discovery was made by a team of Moroccan scientists working in collaboration with foreign researchers.
A university source told SNRTnews that the dinosaur lived more than 100 million years ago, reinforcing evidence that eastern Morocco was home to multiple dinosaur species tens of millions of years before the Late Cretaceous.
Researchers have been working at the Tendrara site for years, gradually collecting the dinosaur’s bones using specialised extraction techniques. According to the Moroccan team, the specimen belongs to a herbivorous dinosaur family, adding a new dimension to Morocco’s paleontological record, which has often centred on carnivorous species.
The bones are being cleaned, catalogued, scanned and reconstructed in university laboratories.
