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Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan
20 August 2026 EN sci-news ✎ édité manuellement

Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan

bone Japan Cretaceous fossil Canardia Dinosauria Iguanodontia Styracosterna

A fossilized bone unearthed two decades ago in northeastern Japan belongs to one of the smallest iguanodontian dinosaurs ever found in the country’s Cretaceous marine rocks, according to new research led by the University of Tsukuba. The post Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Masami Kondo et al. 2026. An iguanodontian sternal plate from the Upper Cretaceous Ashizawa Formation (Futaba Group) of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Paleontological Research 30: 122-134

DOI: 10.2517/prpsj.250042 ↗
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