Minmi
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| phylum | Chordata | Minmi, named after Minmi Crossing, Australia (where it was found), is a genus of small ankylosaurian dinosaur that lived during the early Cretaceous Period, about 119 to 113 million years ago. Minmi had four long (for an ankylosaurian) legs, with hind legs that were larger than front legs, a short neck and a wide skull with a very small brain. The dinosaur grew to about 2 metres (6.6 ft) long and was roughly 1 m (3 ft) tall to the top of the shoulder. Minmi probably moved relatively slowly on four legs, based on its estimated mass and its leg length as determined by scientists from fossilized tracks.
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| clade | Diapsida | |
| order | Ornithischia | |
| family | Ankylosauridae | |
| genus | Minmi | |
| species | M. paravertebra | |
| Temporal range | Early Cretaceous |
