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Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum Dinosaur Catalog

Nipponosaurus sachalinensis Ornithischia Ornithopoda

Skeleton of Nipponosaurus
The skeleton of Nipponosaurus, including parts of the skull, was discovered in 1934 from hospital construction place in the Kawakami mining site, previously occupied by Japan. It was studied by Professor Nagao of Hokkaido University and named "Nippon (Japan) Ryu (dinosaur)."

Figure of Nipponosaurus
Systematics
Ornithopoda
Age
Late Cretaceous
Estimated total length
4.1m
Locality
Sakhalin, Russia
Exhibition place of Nipponosaurus
Dinosaur World > Japanese Dinosaurs
Nipponosaurus site : Sakhalin, Rassia