Yamatosaurus izanagii Yamatosaurus

"Yamato reptile"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Yamatosaurus 9 m (29.5 ft) long
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Length
9 m (29.5 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (71.94–71.69 Mya)
Place
Japan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Hadrosauridae Dinosauria Ornithischia Cerapoda Ornithopoda Iguanodontia

Yamatosaurus (meaning “Yamato reptile”) is a genus of basal hadrosaurid from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-aged Kita-Ama Formation of Awaji Island, Japan. The genus contains a single species, Yamatosaurus izanagii.

What we know

  • Named by Kobayashi et al. 2021.
  • Fossils found in Japan.