Tag: Japan
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New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Japan
SciNews has a story about the discovery of a new species of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid pterosaur in Japan. The animal has been named Nipponopterus mifunensis. It lived about 90 million years ago in what is now the Japanese island of Kyushu. The quetzalcoatline azhdarchids include the largest flying animals ever known, with up to 30+ foot…
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Dinosaur ‘reaper’ with massive claws found in Japan
Live Science has a post about a new dinosaur discovery in Japan. The animal is a therizinosaur and is called Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus. The genus means “reptile by the sea”. The large Edward Scissorhands-like claws were probably primarily used to slash vegetation not other animals as the animal was a herbivore. P. japonicus lived about 80…
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SciNews: New Duck-Billed Dinosaur Unveiled: Kamuysaurus japonicus
Science News has an article about a newly described dinosaur from Japan. It’s a duck-billed dinosaur that lived 72 million years ago during the Cretaceous period. Named Kamuysaurus japonicus, it belongs to a family Hadrosauridae. All the details can be found in a paper in the journal Scientific Reports. The specimen was analyzed by paleontologists from…
