New herbivorous dinosaur species found in Fukui Pref.The Yomiuri Shimbun

FUKUI — Fossils excavated from a layer dating to the early Cretaceous period (about 120 million years ago) in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, have been found to be those of a new species of Iguanodontia — a major group of herbivorous dinosaurs. According to a Tuesday announcement by the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, the new species has been given the scientific name “Koshisaurus katsuyama,” after Koshinokuni, an old Japanese word that refers to what is now the Hokuriku region. The fossils have been on display at the museum since Thursday. Unearthed in 2008, the fossils were from five parts of the creature’s body, including a bone from its upper jaw with 13 teeth remaining in place. Researchers believe the fossils are those of a juvenile Koshisaurus, and its length from its head to the tip of its tail is estimated to be three meters.READ MORE-http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001996623