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Minmi Minmi paravertebrata Molnar 1980

/mˈɪnmi/ estimated
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) · 132.6–119.6 Mya

Key Statistics

Diet
herbivore
Locomotion
quadrupedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Social
herding

Where It Was Found

Country
Australia
Region
Queensland
Formation
Bungil
Dig sites
1
distinct collections
Recorded finds in Australia. Present-day positions: the continents have moved since.

Overview

Minmi paravertebrata is an ankylosaur dinosaur known from the Early Cretaceous, roughly 132.6–119.6 million years ago. It was a herbivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling and herding. Fossils have been recovered from Queensland, Australia. It was named by Molnar 1980. The species is represented by 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Fossil Record Completeness

How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record

~5%
confidence from occurrence count
Based on 1 recorded occurrence in the Paleobiology Database.

Geologic Time

Where Minmi paravertebrata sits in deep time

TRIASSIC
JURASSIC
CRETACEOUS
Minmi
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya

Relationships

Part of a wider fossil web

These species share Minmi paravertebrata's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.

coexisted–with
Iguanodon
Iguanodon bernissartensis
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coexisted–with
Mantellisaurus
Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis
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coexisted–with
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus bucklandii
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coexisted–with
Malawisaurus
Malawisaurus dixeyi
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coexisted–with
Psittacosaurus
Psittacosaurus lujiatunensis
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same–clade
Polacanthus
Polacanthus rudgwickensis
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same–clade
Hylaeosaurus
Hylaeosaurus armatus
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same–clade
Hoplitosaurus
Hoplitosaurus marshi
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