Mifune Dinosaur Museum Explained

Mifune Dinosaur Museum
Native Name:御船町恐竜博物館
Address:995-6
Location Town:Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture
Location Country:Japan
Coordinates:32.7136°N 130.8016°W
Opened Date:April 1998

opened in Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan in 1998. The museum collects, preserves, researches, and displays the dinosaur fossils found in the area; the collection, which includes Japan's first fossil from a meat-eating dinosaur, Mifunesaurus, numbers some 15,000 items.[1] [2] [3]

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  1. Web site: https://mifunemuseum.jp/about-us-to/ . ja:恐竜博物館について . About the Dinosaur Museum . ja . Mifune Dinosaur Museum . 17 August 2021.
  2. Web site: https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/uploaded/attachment/62224.pdf . ja:御船町恐竜博物館 . Mifune Dinosaur Museum . ja . . 17 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Links . . 17 August 2021.