Sasayamagnomus

Sasayama gnome

• Sasayama · Japanese · Sasayama, the city and basin in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, where the fossils were found
• gnomus · New Latin · gnome (a small creature)

The name combines Sasayama, the area in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, where the fossils were found, with "gnomus", meaning gnome. The "gnome" part most likely refers to the animal's small size. This is my reading of the name and I have not confirmed it against the original description.

Period

Early Cretaceous

Found in

Sasayama Group, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

A small ornithischian dinosaur from Japan. The type species is Sasayamagnomus saegusai. I'm not certain of the author, year or exact stages, so I've left those blank. The material is fragmentary, so its classification may be debated.