First Lambeosaurine Dinosaur from the Arctic Discovered

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First Lambeosaurine Dinosaur from the Arctic Discovered

  HOKKAIDO, JAPAN – Paleontologists from Hokkaido University in Japan, in cooperation with paleontologists from the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, have discovered the first-confirmed occurrence of a lambeosaurine (crested ‘duck-billed’ dinosaur) from the Arctic – part of the skull of a lambeosaurine dinosaur from the Liscomb Bonebed (71-68 Ma) found […]

Japan’s Largest Complete Dinosaur Skeleton Discovered

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Japan’s Largest Complete Dinosaur Skeleton Discovered

The complete skeleton of an 8-meter-long dinosaur has been unearthed from marine deposits dating back 72 million years at Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, making it the largest dinosaur skeleton ever found in Japan, according to researchers. Excavations to uncover a fossilized duck-billed dinosaur (Hadrosauridae) in the Hobetsu district of Mukawa Town have been underway […]