I’m very sorry to be so late. It’s the final report about FPDM. Today, I’ll write about extra space. To surprise, there are so many perfect fossils in the space. Therizinosaurus cheloniformis has so huge claws, but it’s thought to be herbivore. How perfect these fossils are! They look as they still live. Urenchelys is …
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FPDM report(9): Paleozoic
I’m sorry to be late. Today, I’ll write about Paleozoic animals. This Dunkleosteus sp. is small as Dunkleosteus, but it looks scary. Dunkleosteus is one of the model of new fossil Pokemons. Gemuendina stuertzi looks like a ray, but it is a placodermi, the prehistoric armored fishes like Dunkleosteus or Bothriolepis. Bothriolepis canadensis has fins …
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(6): marginocephala & thyreophora
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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FPDM report(5): ornithopods
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 …
Planet Shark report(2)
I am sorry to rest writing this report. I will write about unique sharks today. Great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) sometimes grow more than 6m long. It is the biggest hammerhead shark. I think that hammerhead sharks have one of the most unique head in vertebrate. Helicoprion is popular for its coiled row of teeth, but …
Planet Shark report(1)
On September 22th, I visited the exhibition “Planet Shark: Predator or Prey” in WA Maritime Museum. There were a lot of specimens of sharks. This exhibition will be held until November 10th. If you are interested in sharks, you should visit. Megalodon (Carcharodon megalodon, Charcharocles megalodon or Otodus megalodon) is the largest predator shark ever …
Japanese Dino-mania 