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Koshisaurus, the Glossary

Index Koshisaurus

Koshisaurus is a monospecific genus of basal hadrosauroid from the Kitadani Formation in Japan.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 11 relations: Altirhinus, Antorbital fenestra, Early Cretaceous, Equijubus, Fukui Prefecture, Hadrosauroidea, Japan, Jinzhousaurus, Kitadani Formation, Timeline of hadrosaur research, Xuwulong.

  2. Hadrosaurs
  3. Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera

Altirhinus

Altirhinus ("high snout") is a genus of hadrosauroid ornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period of Mongolia. Koshisaurus and Altirhinus are early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia and ornithischian genera.

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Antorbital fenestra

An antorbital fenestra (plural: fenestrae) is an opening in the skull that is in front of the eye sockets.

See Koshisaurus and Antorbital fenestra

Early Cretaceous

The Early Cretaceous (geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name) is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous.

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Equijubus

Equijubus (Mǎzōng meaning "horse mane" after the area Mǎzōng Mountain 马鬃山 in which it was found), is a genus of herbivorous hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous (Albian stage) of northwestern China. Koshisaurus and Equijubus are early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia, hadrosaurs and ornithischian genera.

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Fukui Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū.

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Hadrosauroidea

Hadrosauroidea is a clade or superfamily of ornithischian dinosaurs that includes the "duck-billed" dinosaurs, or hadrosauridae, and all dinosaurs more closely related to them than to Iguanodon. Koshisaurus and Hadrosauroidea are hadrosaurs.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jinzhousaurus

Jinzhousaurus is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur of the Early Cretaceous of China. Koshisaurus and Jinzhousaurus are early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia, ornithischian genera and ornithopod stubs.

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Kitadani Formation

The Kitadani Formation (北谷層 Kitadani-sō) is a unit of Lower Cretaceous sedimentary rock which crops out near the city of Katsuyama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, and it is the primary source of Cretaceous-aged non-marine vertebrate fossils in Japan.

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Timeline of hadrosaur research

This timeline of hadrosaur research is a chronological listing of events in the history of paleontology focused on the hadrosauroids, a group of herbivorous ornithopod dinosaurs popularly known as the duck-billed dinosaurs. Koshisaurus and timeline of hadrosaur research are hadrosaurs.

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Xuwulong

Xuwulong is a genus of hadrosauroid dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. Koshisaurus and Xuwulong are early Cretaceous dinosaurs of Asia, ornithischian genera and ornithopod stubs.

See Koshisaurus and Xuwulong

See also

Hadrosaurs

Monotypic prehistoric reptile genera

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koshisaurus

Also known as Koshisaurus katsuyama.