†Yamatosaurus izanagii Kobayashi et al. 2021 (hadrosaurid)
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Reptilia - Ornithischia - Hadrosauridae
Full reference: Y. Kobayashi, R. Takasaki, K. Kubota and A. R. Fiorillo. 2021. A new basal hadrosaurid (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the latest Cretaceous Kita-ama Formation in Japan implies the origin of hadrosaurids. Scientific Reports 11:8547:1-15
Belongs to Yamatosaurus according to Y. Kobayashi et al. 2021
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MNHAH D1-033516, a partial skeleton (dentary, surangular, teeth, vertebrae, coracoid). Its type locality is Aw14, Mitsugawa, which is in a Maastrichtian marine mudstone in the Kita-ama Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution: found only at Aw14, Mitsugawa
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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