Yamatosaurus as a primitive form of hadrosaur lived at the same time as a more advanced hadrosaur, Kamuysaurus (a duck-billed dinosaur from Japan which we named in 2019 — and it is closely ...

An international team of paleontologists has identified a new genus and species of hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur, Yamatosaurus izanagii, on one of Japan's southern islands. The fossilized ...

In a study recently published in Scientific Reports, researchers now say the specimen is that of a new genus and species of hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur, they’ve dubbed Yamatosaurus izanagii.

I also like the name ' Yamatosaurus,' which is easy to pronounce and familiar to the Japanese people." Their study was published in the British online journal Scientific Reports on April 27.

The newly discovered dinosaur has been named Yamatosaurus izanagii, after the myth that the island was the birthplace of Japan. According to the myth, Awaji island was the firstborn of the Shinto gods ...

This artist's illustration of Yamatosaurus izanagii (center) represents its ancestry to more advanced hadrosaurs (in the background). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...

A Yamatosaurus izanagii dinosaur, the new species discovered in Hyogo Prefecture, left, and Kamuysaurus japonicus, which lived in Hokkaido, both roamed Japan during the late Cretaceous Period.

VOX POPULI: From Izanagi to Bowie, the names of findings show science’s fun side Vox Populi, Vox Dei is a daily column that runs on Page 1 of The Asahi Shimbun. May 4, 2021 at 11:57 JST ...

The Yamatosaurus is distinct in "the development of its shoulder and forelimbs" which illustrates an important "evolutionary step" as hadrosaurs transitioned from walking on two feet to all-fours.

Yamatosaurus also is distinguished by the development of its shoulder and forelimbs, an evolutionary step in hadrosaurid's gait change from a bipedal to a quadrupedal dinosaur, he says.

But Yamatosaurus izanagii is believed to be around 72million years old. Analysis of the new species revealed it looked different to other hadrosaurs, with notable differences with the teeth and limbs.