Minotaurasaurus skull with neck plate (ankylosauris) Dimorphodon Canis dirus was not the

Canis dirus was not the direct ancestor of any species known today

This odd shape may have been used as a hydrofoil allowing it to swim against the current

Brachiopods

but is now known to be a carnosaur related to Allosaurus

including at least twenty partial to complete skulls

Minotaurasaurus skull with neck plate (ankylosauris) Dimorphodon Canis dirus was not theMinotaurasaurus is a genus of ankylosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous. It was named in 2009 by Clifford A. Miles and Clark J. Miles and the type species is Minotaurasaurus ramachandrani. The generic name is explained by the describers as meaning "man bull reptile"; the specific epithet honours Vilayanur S. Ramachandran who purchased the fossil for $10,000 from the trader Hollis Butts, based in Japan, and made it available to