🇯🇵 Japan

Genera found in this country (17)

17 genres

Elasmosaurus

94 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 7 occ.

Amblydactylus

137 Ma

Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 2 occ.

Kourisodon

86 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.

Mosasaurus

101 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.

Plotosaurus

84 Ma

Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.

Prismatoolithus

126 Ma

Dinosaurs Formal taxon 2 occ.

Scientists discover a surprising twist in Japan's 7,300-year-old volcanic apocalypse

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A catastrophic volcanic eruption 7,300 years ago devastated Japan, but new research reveals that its impact on prehistoric populations was far more complex than previously believed. While some communities disappeared or declined, others unexpectedly flourished as survivors migrated, adapted, and found new ways to thrive.

18/10/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Amazing Armoured Dinosaur Discovery – Japan’s First Definitive Ankylosaur

Ankylosauria Cretaceous Dinosauria discovery fossil +2

A new genus and species of armoured dinosaur has been named from fossils found in Japan. Nipponopelta yezoensis represents the first formally named Japanese ankylosaur. Furthermore, this discovery provides important information about the dispersal of nodosaurids during the Cretaceous Period. The new dinosaur was named and described by an international team of palaeontologists. The research

30/08/2026 everythingdinosaur

New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan

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Cranial fossils of a nodosaurid ankylosaur unearthed more than two decades ago on the Japanese island of Hokkaido have been recognized as belonging to a new genus and species. The post New Species of Armored Dinosaur Identified in Japan appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

24/08/2026 sci-news

Fossil of Small Duck-Billed Dinosaur Relative Found in Japan

bone Canardia Cretaceous Dinosauria fossil +3

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.

20/08/2026 sci-news

New giant salamander species discovered in 3.5-million-year-old fossils

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Fossils discovered in Japan more than two decades ago have finally been identified as a new genus and species of giant salamander. Limnospondylus ajimuensis lived around 3.5 million years ago in a warmer, wetter Kyushu and may have reached 1.1 meters in length. Its discovery hints that many more unknown giant salamanders could be hiding among fossils previously given the wrong classification.

24/07/2026 sciencedaily-paleo

3.5-Million-Year-Old Fossil from Japan Reveals Lost Lineage of Giant Salamanders

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A new genus and species of cryptobranchid salamander that lived in lakes in Japan about 3.5 million years ago has been identified from three fossil vertebrae, filling a major gap in the fossil record of one of the world’s oldest amphibian lineages. The post 3.5-Million-Year-Old Fossil from Japan Reveals Lost Lineage of Giant Salamanders appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

21/07/2026 sci-news

A New Unenlagiid Dinosaur from Patagonia (Argentina)

Argentina Cretaceous Dinosauria discovery formation +6

A team of scientists from Argentina and Japan has described a new species of unenlagiid dinosaur from southern Patagonia. Named Kank australis, this small, theropod dinosaur lived around 70 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. The fossil remains were discovered in the Chorrillo Formation of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. The discovery helps palaeontologists better

02/06/2026 everythingdinosaur

Who are the Japanese? Huge DNA discovery rewrites history

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Scientists analyzing the genomes of thousands of people across Japan discovered evidence for a previously overlooked third ancestral group, challenging the long-accepted “dual origins” theory. The newly identified ancestry appears linked to the ancient Emishi people of northeastern Japan. Researchers also uncovered inherited Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA connected to conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

14/05/2026 sciencedaily-fossils

Camptosaurus

Camptosauridae Camptosauroidea Camptosaurus

Japan Leiodon

Harpymimus

Harpymimidae Harpymimus Japan

Tyrannosauridae

Alioramus Aublysodontidae Daspletosaurus

Grippiidae

drawing Early Triassic Grippiidae

formation Japan skin

Saurolophus

Japan Saurolophus

Scansoriopterygidae

Japan Scansoriopterygidae

Therizinosaurus

Japan Therizinosauria

Linheraptor

holotype Japan Linheraptor

Thililua

Japan museum skeleton

Suskityrannus

Japan Suskityrannus

Sinoceratops

Japan Sinoceratops

Haplocheirus

Haplocheirus Japan

Bannykus

Bannykus Japan partial

Zhuchengtyrannus

Japan Zhuchengtyrannus

Raptorex

Japan Raptorex

Ankylosauria Japan Nipponopelta

Plage temporelle

Groupe géologique · Membre

Tetori 86

Sasayama 18

Izumi 14

Mifune 10

Yezo 10

Futaba 9

Kuji 7

Sanchu 5

Kanmon 5

Kwanmon 3

Matsuo 3

Himenoura 2

Upper 6

Obisagawa 5

lower 3

Azenotani Mudstone 3

Inotani Alternation 3

Irimazawa 1

'alternation' 1

Lower sandy Siltstone 1

Hasegawa Muddy Sandstone 1

Environnements de dépôt

Principaux collecteurs

Activité de collecte par décennie