Hironosaurus

"Hironosaurus" (meaning "Hirono lizard") is the informal name given to an as-yet undescribed genus of dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous. Found in Hirono, Fukushima, Japan, it was probably a type of hadrosaur, although no subfamily identification has been made. The fossils are quite fragmentary, and consist of teeth and a vertebra, possibly from the tail. Since the fossils have never been fully described in a scientific paper, "Hironosaurus" is considered a nomen nudum. It was first mentioned by Hisa in an obscure 1988 publication[1] and was later (1990) brought to a wider audience by David Lambert.[2] Dong Zhiming, Y. Hasegawa, and Y. Azuma regarded the material as belonging to a hadrosaurid, but lacking any characteristics to allow more precise identification (thus indeterminate).[3]

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  1. ↑ Hisa, K; Fukami, K; Murata, T; Shibuki, S; Haruyama, T; Tozawa, Y; Takeuchi, M; Sato, S; et al. (1988). "unknown" [A case of ileal hemorrhagic infarction of unknown origin (author's transl)]. Utan Scientific Magazine (in Japanese). 4 (24): 871–4. PMID 6968365.
  2. ↑ Lambert, David; the Diagram Group (1990). The Dinosaur Data Book. New York: Avon Books. p. 66. ISBN 0-380-75896-2.
  3. ↑ Zhiming, Dong; Y. Hasegawa; and Y. Azuma (1990). The Age of Dinosaurs in Japan and China. Fukui, Japan: Fukui Prefectural Museum. p. 65 pp.


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