I heard there were new dinosaurs i am not sure but i think china. The sharks may have fed on the dead dinosaur as it laid upsidedown on the sea floor. The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. Boys love dinosaurs, girls love dinosaurs, doesnt everybody love dinosaurs. It was discovered in 1964 near minmi crossing, queensland, and was the first ankylosaur known from the southern hemisphere.
This planteaters armor was rudimentary compared to that of later, more famous genera like ankylosaurus and euoplocephalus, consisting of horizontal bony plates running along the sides of its backbone, a noticeable thickening on its belly, and spiky protrusions at the end of. What i like about writing books is that i can sit and think about things that most adults never think about, and its okay because im a childrens book writer. Still minmi was what is termed an armoured dinosaur. Do you know any kids who are fascinated by dinosaurs and think that trex rules. Its fossils have been found in places such as victoria australia and queensland australia quick facts about minmi. This is a book to be savored, shared, and cherished. It lived in the cretaceous period and inhabited australia. And weve gathered up a great collection of books, activities, apps. You couldnt ask for a better name for a tiny dinosaur than minmi even if. What if you suddenly found yourself in a misty world of colossal re. Telling the story of two boys, ryan and nate, who after a minor fight and a cracked egg, take an adventure into a prehistoric world. Minmi was an unusually small, and unusually primitive, ankylosaur armored dinosaur from middle cretaceous australia. The phylogenetic placement of minmi is a little awkward.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Minmi is not considered to be a true member of the more advanced ankylosaurids because it lacks some key defining characteristics of this group. Create your own magical prehistoric terrariums and dioramas while learning about dinosaurs and their habitats. Dinosaur habitat is a well written, less than 100 page book for children. The book is done with a few tasteful black and white illustrations. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Bob strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including the big book of what, how and why and a field guide to the dinosaurs of north america. One skeleton of minmi was found together with teeth of small bramble sharks. Minmi paravertebra was an ankylosaur, a quadrupedal dinosaur covered in bony armour.