Genus
Valid Extinct

Minotaurasaurus

Miles and Miles 2009

Minotaurasaurus is a monospecific genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous in what is now the Djadochta Formation. The type and only species, Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani, is known from two skulls, a cervical vertebra and a cervical half ring. It was named and described in 2009 by Clifford Miles and Clark Miles. The holotype of Minotaurasaurus has been suspected to be illegally exported out of Mongolia. It has been suggested to be a synonym of Tarchia but more recent publications consider it as a distinct genus.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
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Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling, gregarious Terrestrial
Minotaurasaurus
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Skull of Minotaurasaurus © Jeyradan · Public domain · Wikimedia
Minotaurasaurus
Minotaurasaurus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Parapredentata Unranked clade
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Saphornithischia Unranked clade
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Prionodontia Unranked clade
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Genasauria Unranked clade
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Thyreophora Unranked clade
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Thyreophoroidea Superfamily
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Eurypoda Unranked clade
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Ankylosauria Unranked clade
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Euankylosauria Unranked clade
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Ankylosauridae Family
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Ankylosaurinae Subfamily
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Minotaurasaurus Genus
Measurements
Length
4,2 m ⓘ
Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani  
Mass
650 kg ⓘ
Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani  
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Bibliography
Original description
C. A. Miles and C. J. Miles. 2009. Skull of Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani, a new Cretaceous ankylosaur from the Gobi Desert. Current Science 96(1):65-70