I’m sorry to be late. Today, I’ll write about dinosaurs from Japan and Asia. In this museum, there are cast of dinosaurs all over Japan. No other museums I know has such many Japanese dinosaur fossils. There are ripple marks on the footprints because they were made on the bed. Ezo Group is the stratigraphic …
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Today, I’ll write about dinosaurs from Fukui. Near the museum, there is Kitadani Formation, the geographic formation of Aptian, Early Cretaceous. Then, there is the swamp near the river and a lot of lives like dinosaurs, crocodiles and turtles lived there. Fukuisaurus tetoriensis is the basal hadrosauriformes. It is relative to Iguanodon, but it doesn’t …
Today, I’ll write about marginocephalan and thyreophoran dinosaurs. Archaeoceratops oshimai is the early ceratopsia, so it has neither frill nor horn. Protoceratops andrewsi also has no horn, but for fighting dinosaurs fossil, it fought with strong jaws. Triceratops sp. is the biggest, most famous, and last ceratopsia, but there is no hole on its frill. …
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I’m sorry to be late.Today, I’ll write about ornithopods. Iguanodon bernissartensis is unique for its big thumb like spike. It might be used as weapon. Mantellisaurus atherfieldensis is relative to Iguanodon, but it is smaller and has smaller arms and thumbs. Ouranosaurus nigeriensis has great sail. It is also relative to Iguanodon, but it has …
Today, I’ll write about sauropodomorphs. Lufengosaurus huenei had been included in prosauropods, the group with same ancestor to sauropods but not connected to them directly. But now, prosauropods are broken and they are thought to be connected to sauropods directly. Bellusaurus sui is 4.5m long. It is very small as sauropod because it is juvenile. …
I’m sorry to be late. Today, I’ll write about theropods. Ceratosaurus nasicornis is seen its long teeth very well. Sinosaurus triassicus had been called Dilophosaurus sinensis until 2013. Its two crest is similar to Dilophosaurus‘s. This Allosaurus fragilis has an injury hurted by stegosaurid on its scapula. It might fought hardly. Acrocanthosaurus atokensis and Carcharodontosaurus …
Today, I’ll write about first area in permanent exhibition. This animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex is the best animatronic T. rex I have ever seen. Not only its skin, but also cloaca was made. Small hatchling Maiasaura peeblesorum grew much bigger for only 4 years. The Fighting Dinosaurs is the greatest fossil ever known. I have never …
I’m sorry to be late. On December 30th, I visited Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (FPDM). I’ll write about there from today. Today, I’ll write about the special exhibition “Discovering New Species!! The Mystery of Dinosaur Name”. Fukuipteryx prima is the early bird from Fukui. If you know about it particularly, read this article, please. Siamraptor …
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