🇯🇵 Japan

JP
16
Genera
28
Occurrences
0
Formations

Genera found in this country (16)

16 genres
Elasmosaurus
94 Ma
Marine reptiles Valid 7 occ.
Elasmosaurus
Amblydactylus
137 Ma
Dinosaurs Ichnogenus Formal taxon 2 occ.
Amblydactylus
Kourisodon
86 Ma
Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.
Kourisodon
Mosasaurus
101 Ma
Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.
Mosasaurus
Plotosaurus
84 Ma
Marine reptiles Valid 2 occ.
Plotosaurus
Prismatoolithus
126 Ma
Dinosaurs Formal taxon 2 occ.
Prismatoolithus

Actualités (2)

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
discovery DNA Japan
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

Images · tags (16)

Camptosaurus
Camptosaurus
Camptosauridae Camptosauroidea Camptosaurus
Saurolophus
Saurolophus
Japan Saurolophus
Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus
Japan Therizinosauria
Japan Leiodon
Sinoceratops
Sinoceratops
Japan Sinoceratops
Harpymimus
Harpymimus
Harpymimidae Harpymimus Japan
Suskityrannus
Suskityrannus
Japan Suskityrannus
Zhuchengtyrannus
Zhuchengtyrannus
Japan Zhuchengtyrannus
Raptorex
Raptorex
Japan Raptorex
Haplocheirus
Haplocheirus
Haplocheirus Japan
Bannykus
Bannykus
Bannykus Japan partial
Linheraptor
Linheraptor
holotype Japan Linheraptor
Thililua
Thililua
Japan museum skeleton
Tyrannosauridae
Tyrannosauridae
Alioramus Aublysodontidae Daspletosaurus
Grippiidae
Grippiidae
drawing Early Triassic Grippiidae
Scansoriopterygidae
Scansoriopterygidae
Japan Scansoriopterygidae
Plage temporelle
Trias
Jura
Crét.
Paléo.
Néo.
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Groupe géologique · Membre
Tetori 85
Sasayama 18
Izumi 14
Yezo 10
Mifune 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
terrestrial indet. 52
marine indet. 45
fluvial indet. 20
"floodplain" 17
mire/swamp 14
fine channel fill 12
fluvial-deltaic indet. 9
lacustrine - small 8
lacustrine indet. 7
estuary/bay 5
delta plain 4
offshore 4
Principaux collecteurs
M. Shigeru & A. Kiyoshi 10
Shibata, Ohkura, & Shimizu 7
Takeyama, Azuma & Araki 6
T. Hamuro 4
T. Hamuro & T. Mizukami 3
M. Shimada 3
T. Sugimori 2
K. Jochi 2
K. Koarai 2
Takayoshi Harada 2
Activité de collecte par décennie
1920s 1
1960s 3
1970s 3
1980s 34
1990s 48
2000s 25
2010s 7
2020s 1