Tedorosaurus Explained

Tedorosaurus is a genus of extinct lizard-like reptile known from Callovian (Middle Jurassic) section of the Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] This genus is represented by single species Tedorosaurus asuwaeneis. It is the first Mesozoic terrestrial reptile fossil from Japan.[2]

Description

T. asuwaeneis is described by Shikama Tokio in 1969, from Sakaidera Formation in the Tetori Group.[3] Fossil is first discovered by a junior high school student, and the type specimen is privately owned by a teacher who is also a fossil collector.[4] With total length is bit over 10cm (00inches), it had relatively long hindlegs. Due to the specimen is in the private collection, its identification is uncertain.

Notes and References

  1. Masato . Fujita . 2003 . Geological age and correlation of the vertebrate-bearing horizons in the Tetori Group . Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum . 2 . 3–14.
  2. Youichi . Azuma . 2018 . THE DINOSAUR AGE OF FUKUI PREFECTURE . マルチメディア,分散,協調とモバイル (DICOMO2018)シンポジウム.
  3. Shin-ichi . Sano . 2017 . Vertebrate diversity of the early cretaceous tetori biota from Japan, the state of the art . Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum . 16 . 1–15.
  4. Web site: はくさん 第7巻 第1号 . 石川県白山自然保護センター.