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
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.