"World's smallest new species" Dinosaur egg fossil discovery Hyogo Tamba June 25, 5:55
The world's smallest new species of dinosaur egg fossils was found in the formation of Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, about 110 million years ago, research teams such as the prefectural museum announced.
The Hyogo Prefectural Museum of People and Nature and a research group at the University of Tsukuba discovered a fossil of the world's smallest new species of dinosaur egg, 2 cm wide, 4.5 cm long and estimated to weigh about 10 grams. ..
It was found in Sannan-cho, Tamba City, Hyogo Prefecture, about 110 million years ago, from the fossils excavated from January to March last year, which was called the "Cretaceous Period". ..
In this stratum, the largest herbivorous dinosaur in Japan and fossils of "Tanba Ryu" have been found one after another, and the fossils of eggs are named after Mr. Shigeru Murakami, the discoverer of "Tanba Ryu".・It was named "Murakami".
This time, one of the other egg fossils found was identified as a new species and was named "Subtiliorissus leopardensis".
According to the research group, there are six types of dinosaur egg fossils found in this formation, making it the region with the most types of egg fossils found in the world.
A person in charge of the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of People and Nature said, "Small dinosaurs are difficult to remain as fossils, and their appearance and ecology are often unknown. I'll be connecting," and I'm planning to exhibit it from the 30th of this month.