SASAYAMAGNOMUS
a tiny neoceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Japan.
Pronunciation: SAS-uh-YAH-muh-NO-mus
Meaning: Sasayama gnome
Author/s: Tanaka
et al. (
2024)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Discovery Chart Position: #1144
Sasayamagnomus saegusai
(Saegusa's Sasayama Gnome)Etymology
Sasayamagnomus is derived from "Sasayama" (for the Sasayama basin in which it was found) and the Latin "gnomus" (gnome).
The
species epithet,
saegusai, honours the late Dr. Haruo Saegusa, who was the leader in dinosaur excavation in the Tamba area, and a significant contributor to vertebrate paleontology in Hyogo Prefecture.
Discovery
The remains of
Sasayamagnomus were discovered in the Ohyamashimo Formation (Sasayama basin) at the Miyada microvertebrate site, Tamba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, by Kiyoshi Adachi.
The
holotype (MNHAH D1-060516) is seventeen skull bones (perhaps belonging to more than one individual), a shoulder bone and a shin.
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Albian
Age range: 112-100 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: 0.8 meters
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: 10 Kg
Diet: Herbivore
References
• Tanaka T, Chiba K, Ikeda T and Ryan MJ (2024) "A new neoceratopsian (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) from the Lower Cretaceous Ohyamashimo Formation (Albian), southwestern Japan".
Papers in Palaeontology, 10(5): e1587. DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1587.
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