Cretaceous
Minmi
Minmi paravertebra
The catalogue presents Minmi as a herbivore member of Ankylosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 119.0–113.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 2.0–3.0 m in length and 100–150 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Bungil Formation, Queensland, Australia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Minmi, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Molnar (1980).
The PBDB places it in Ankylosauridae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Ankylosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Ankylosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Hauterivian to the Aptian.
The catalogue records the holotype as QM F10329 and the type locality as “Bungil Formation, Queensland, Australia”.
- QM F10329
- Bungil Formation, Queensland, Australia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 2.0–3.0 m in length and 100–150 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 2.0-3.0 m
- 100-150 kg
The record gathers 21 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 2.0–3.0 m
- Weight
- 100–150 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 119.0–113.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1980
- Described by
- Ralph Molnar
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Ornithischia
- Family
- Ankylosauridae
- Genus
- Minmi
- Species
- M. paravertebra
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- QM F10329
- Type locality
- Bungil Formation, Queensland, Australia