Minotaurasaurus (meaning “Minos'-bull reptile”) is a monospecific genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous (late Campanian stage, ~75-71 Ma) 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 first fossils of Minotaurasaurus were illegally exported out of Mongolia.[citation needed]It has been suggested to be a synonym of Tarchia but more recent publications consider it as a distinct genus.
Minotaurasaurus was a medium-sized ankylosaurid, with an estimated length of 4.2 metres (13.8 feet), although it may have reached larger sizes as the type specimen represents an immature individual. Although not a lot of postcranial material is known, it would have had a tail club that may have been used for protection against predators or interspecific combat and would have been covered in protective osteoderms. It would have also had a barrel-like body, and short, robust limbs based on close relatives.
Minotaurasaurus (meaning “Minos'-bull reptile”) is a monospecific genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived in Mongolia during the Late Cretaceous (late...
the holotype of Tarchia shared distinguishing traits with that of Minotaurasaurus Miles & Miles 2009, concluding that the latter is a junior synonym...
Byronosaurus, Citipati, Gobipteryx, Khaan, Khol, Shuuvuia, Tsaagan, and Minotaurasaurus. The pose of the holotype of Oviraptor along with the association of...
paleofauna is composed of alvarezsaurids Kol and Shuvuuia; ankylosaurid Minotaurasaurus; birds Apsaravis and Gobipteryx; dromaeosaurid Tsaagan; oviraptorids...
Ukhaa Tolgod include alvarezsaurids Kol and Shuvuuia; ankylosaurid Minotaurasaurus; birds Apsaravis and Gobipteryx; dromaeosaurid Tsaagan; fellow oviraptorid...
of the left nares is a small bony fragment as in Pinacosaurus and Minotaurasaurus which suggests the presence of internarial apertures. The external...
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