Das Monster von Minden

"Das Monster von Minden" is an informal name for a theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic, brought to international notice in 1999.^[1] It was found in Westphalia, Germany, near Minden. It is known from an assortment of bones including parts of the skull (premaxilla, maxilla, and possible lacrimal and postorbital bones), the anterior part of a dentary, teeth, fused gastralia, two tail vertebrae, one complete rib and four rib fragments, an ilium, fibulae, and other elements.^[2] The remains are currently undescribed, and estimates for the size of the individual vary from between 7 and 8 metres (23 and 26 ft) in length and perhaps 0.75 to 1.2 metric tons (0.83 to 1.3 short tons) in weight,^[2] to as great as perhaps 15 metres (49 ft) in length.^[1] The maxilla, the main tooth-bearing bone of the upper jaw, is measured at 51.7 centimetres (20.4 in) long, suggesting a skull length on the order of 1 metre (3 ft). The fibula is measured as 75.0 centimetres (29.5 in) long.^[2] "Das Monster von Minden" reportedly resembles Allosaurus.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Taylor, Mike (15 December 2003). "What were the longest/heaviest Predatory Dinosaurs?". The Dinosaur FAQ. http://www.miketaylor.org.uk/dino/faq/s-size/predator/index.html. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Mortimer, Mickey (21 July 2003). "And the Largest Theropod is...". The Dinosaur Mailing List Archives. http://dml.cmnh.org/2003Jul/msg00355.html. Retrieved 21 March 2010. 

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