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Albalophosaurus
''Albalophosaurus'' (meaning 'white crest lizard') is a genus of ceratopsian ornithischian dinosaur. It was described in 2009 from remains found in 1997 by Yoshinori Kobayashi from the Kuwajima Formation of central Japan, outcropping in Hakusan in the Ishikawa Prefecture. The holotype, SBEI 176, consists of cranial bones from an incomplete, disarticulated skull and left lower jaw thought to belong to a single individual. The type species is named ''A. yamaguchiorum''. The generic name is derived from Latin ''albus'', "white", and Greek λόϕος (''lophos''), "crest", a reference to the snow-covered crest of Mount Hakusan. The specific name honours Ichio Yamaguchi and Mikiko Yamaguchi, who discovered and prepared many fossils from the site. The exact age of the strata from which the remains of ''Albalophosaurus'' have been found is not known because of the lack of marine beds containing index fossils, but the Kuwajima Formation is known to have formed during the Early C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuwajima Formation
The Kuwajima Formation is an Early Cretaceous geologic formation in Japan. Its precise age is uncertain due to a lack of identifying fossils, and it was previously considered likely Valanginian to Hauterivian in age. However, it is now considered to probably be Barremian in age. Dinosaurs and other vertebrates has been recovered from the Kaseki-kabe "Fossil-bluff" locality in the uppermost part of the formation. The multituberculate mammals '' Hakusanobaatar matsuoi'' and '' Tedoribaatar reini'' are known from the Kuwajima Formation. A member of Tritylodontidae, '' Montirictus kuwajimaensis'', has also been recovered from the unit.Hiroshige Matsuoka, Nao Kusuhashi and Ian J. Corfe (2016). "A new Early Cretaceous tritylodontid (Synapsida, Cynodontia, Mammaliamorpha) from the Kuwajima Formation (Tetori Group) of central Japan". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. Online edition: Vertebrate Paleobiota Fish Amphibians Choristoderes Squamates Dinosaurs Mammaliam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
