Tedorosaurus is a genus of extinct lizard-like reptile known from Callovian (Middle Jurassic) section of the Fukui Prefecture, Japan.[1] This genus is represented by single species Tedorosaurus asuwaeneis. It is the first Mesozoic terrestrial reptile fossil from Japan.[2]

Tedorosaurus
Temporal range: Callovian
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata (?)
Genus: Tedorosaurus
Shikama, 1969
Species:
T. asuwaensis
Binomial name
Tedorosaurus asuwaensis
Shikama, 1969

Description

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T. asuwaeneis is described by Shikama Tokio in 1969, from Sakaidera Formation in the Tetori Group.[3] Fossil is first discovered by a junior high school student, and the type specimen is privately owned by a teacher who is also a fossil collector.[4] With total length is bit over 10 centimetres (0.33 ft), it had relatively long hindlegs.[4] Due to the specimen is in the private collection, its identification is uncertain.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Masato, Fujita (2003). "Geological age and correlation of the vertebrate-bearing horizons in the Tetori Group" (PDF). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. 2: 3–14.
  2. ^ Youichi, Azuma (2018). "THE DINOSAUR AGE OF FUKUI PREFECTURE". マルチメディア,分散,協調とモバイル (DICOMO2018)シンポジウム.
  3. ^ a b Shin-ichi, Sano (2017). "Vertebrate diversity of the early cretaceous tetori biota from Japan, the state of the art". Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. 16: 1–15.
  4. ^ a b "はくさん 第7巻 第1号" (PDF). 石川県白山自然保護センター.