Koshisaurus

Koshi lizard

• Koshi · Japanese · old name for the region including Fukui Prefecture
• sauros · Greek · lizard

Koshisaurus is named after Koshi, an old name for the region of Japan that includes Fukui Prefecture, where the fossils were found. It is combined with the Greek word for lizard. The only species, K. katsuyama, is named for the city of Katsuyama, near the discovery site.

Named by

Shibata and Azuma

Year named

2015

Period

Early Cretaceous

Stage

Barremian

Found in

Tetori Group, Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan

A basal iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur. The exact formation and age range are given from memory and may be imprecise.