Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum Albalophosaurus

"white crest lizard"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Albalophosaurus 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (145–100 Mya)
Place
Japan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

Albalophosaurus (meaning ‘white crest lizard’) is a genus of marginocephalian ornithischian dinosaur that lived in Japan during the Early Cretaceous. The type species is Albalophosaurus yamaguchiorum.

What we know

  • Named by Ohashi & Barrett, 2009.
  • Fossils found in Japan.