Yamatosaurus

Yamato lizard

• Yamato · Japanese · an ancient name for Japan
• sauros · Greek · lizard

The name combines "Yamato", an old name for Japan, with the Greek "sauros", meaning lizard. It refers to Japan, where the fossils were found. The type species, Yamatosaurus izanagii, is named after Izanagi, a creator god in Japanese mythology.

Named by

Kobayashi et al.

Year named

2021

Period

Late Cretaceous

Found in

Kita-Awaji Formation (Izumi Group), Awaji Island, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

A hadrosauroid (duck-billed dinosaur) known from Japan. I'm not certain of the authorship, publication year or exact stage, so I've left the stages blank. Please check these against the original description.