Japan's Largest Dinosaur Fossil - Sauropodomorph in Hyogo Prefecture
2007-01-25
More than a dozen fossils, including ribs of a large herbivorous dinosaur, a titanosaur, have been found in an Early Cretaceous stratum (about 140 million to 120 million years ago) in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture.
The total length is estimated to be about 20 meters, making it one of the largest dinosaurs discovered in Japan.
It is nicknamed the "Tanba Dinosaur."
Sauropodomorph Fossil Discovered in Eastern Australia
2007-05-31
A fossil of a titanosaur, a large herbivorous sauropodomorph dinosaur, has been found in a 98-95 million-year-old (Cretaceous) stratum in Queensland, eastern Australia. It may be a new species.
Titanosaur fossils have also been found in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Is it a wake-up call for Cretaceous sauropodomorphs?
Japan's Largest Dinosaur Fossil Discovered. Sauropodomorph in Fukui Prefecture
2007-07-30
The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum announced that it had discovered a "fossil of a sauropodomorph humerus from an Early Cretaceous (120 million years ago) stratum in Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture." Although the removal from the rock and cleaning are not yet complete, it is estimated to be "over 15m in total length" from the exposed part.
Just this year, the discovery of a large sauropodomorph fossil was also reported in Tanba City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Is Japan in the midst of a "sauropodomorph" excavation rush?
Carnivorous Dinosaur Tooth Fossil Discovered in Wakayama Prefecture
2007-11-30
A fossil that is highly likely to be the tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur (theropod) has been found in an Early Cretaceous (about 133 million years ago) stratum along the coast of Yuasa Town, Wakayama Prefecture.
The tooth fossil is about 2.6 cm long and 1.2 cm wide.
Its edges are serrated, and it was identified as a "carnivorous dinosaur tooth" by Dr. Yoshitsugu Kobayashi of the Hokkaido University Museum and Dr. Makoto Manabe, a senior researcher at the National Museum of Nature and Science.
It is thought to be a carnosaur.