I’m very sorry to be so late. Today, I’ll write about Mesozoic animals. Archelon ischyros is the biggest sea turtle ever lived. It looks easy that a man can ride on. Shape and thickness of ammonites’ shells are different and some of them are quite unique. these difference were made by difference of their own …
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FPDM report(8): Japanese and Asian dinosaurs
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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FPDM report(7): Kitadani Formation
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 …
FPDM report(1): special exhibition
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 …
Fukuipteryx prima: A New Cretaceous Bird from Japan
On November 14, a new Cretaceous bird in Japan was named and described. It was named Fukuipteryx prima! Fukuipteryx is first Japanese mesozoic bird that was named. Its name means “primitive wing from Fukui”. It was found from Kitadani Formation in Fukui. Its wingspan is about 50cm wide. It lived in Early Cretaceous, about between …
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Come home, Japan
I arrived in Japan.
Japanese unique ammonites: Fossil day in Japan
I am sorry to rest writing the report of planet shark. It is the fossil day in Japan today! The reason is that Nipponites, representative prehistoric animal in Japan was recorded first today of 1904. Nipponites is very unique ammonite, so I will write about Japanese unique ammonites today. Japanese ammonites are famous for their …
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Japanese Dino-mania 