Dinosaurs found in
Japan
15 kinds of dinosaur have been found in Japan, from 16 recorded finds. The best known are Hypsilophodon, Fukuiraptor and Segnosaurus.
Most of the fossils come from the Kitadani Formation, the Ohyamashimo Formation, the Jobu Formation, the Kuwajima Formation and the Hakobuchi Formation.
Where the fossils were found
From the field
Famous dinosaurs from Japan
Wessex Fm. · named 1870
Hypsilophodon
2.3 mHerbivoreLate Jurassic to Early Cretaceous
Kitadani Fm. · named 2000
Fukuiraptor
4.2 mCarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Baynshire Fm. · named 1979
Segnosaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Kitadani Fm. · named 2003
Fukuisaurus
4.7 mHerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
Kitadani Fm. · named 2016
Fukuivenator
CarnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Kitadani Fm. · named 2023
Tyrannomimus
OmnivoreEarly Cretaceous
Hakobuchi Fm. · named 2019
Kamuysaurus
HerbivoreLate Cretaceous
Kuwajima Fm. · named 2009
Albalophosaurus
HerbivoreEarly Cretaceous
