Maaqwi cascadensis

† Minmi paravertebra was a small ankylosaur (~3m, ~300kg) from the Early Cretaceous Bungil Formation of Queensland, Australia. Notable for having extra accessory vertebral elements (paravertebrae) and being one of the few ankylosaurs known from the Southern Hemisphere.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore

Maaqwi cascadensis was a plant-eating dinosaur. Herbivores typically fed on ferns, cycads, conifers, and other vegetation available during their era. Many herbivorous dinosaurs developed specialized teeth and digestive systems for processing tough plant material.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Maaqwi cascadensis lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.