Yamatosaurus

Yamatosaurus (meaning "Yamato reptile") is a genus of basal hadrosaurid from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)-aged Kita-Ama Formation of Awaji Island, Japan. The genus contains a single species, Yamatosaurus izanagii.

Yamatosaurus
Temporal range:
early Maastrichtian
Holotype dentary seen from four angles
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Ornithischia
Clade: Ornithopoda
Family: Hadrosauridae
Genus: Yamatosaurus
Kobayashi et al. 2021
Species:
Y. izanagii
Binomial name
Yamatosaurus izanagii
Kobayashi et al. 2021
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