Eニュース2024年2月19日ティラノ熊本で発見

(For the first time in Japan, the fossilized lower jaw of a large tyrannosaurid has been discovered)

For the first time in Japan, the fossilized lower jaw of a large tyrannosaurid has been discovered

(in an approximately 74 million-year-old geological formation in Reihoku Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.)

in an approximately 74 million-year-old geological formation in Reihoku Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.

(The bones of the left and right lower jaws that were discovered were 14 centimeters and 17 centimeters long,)

The bones of the left and right lower jaws that were discovered were 14 centimeters and 17 centimeters long,

(indicating that the dinosaur was a large dinosaur with a total length of 8 to 9 meters.)

indicating that the dinosaur was a large dinosaur with a total length of 8 to 9 meters.

(According to the joint research team, many of the fossils of tyrannosaurids are of unknown age,)

According to the joint research team, many of the fossils of tyrannosaurids are of unknown age,

(and are important materials for understanding the age and area in which they lived.)

and are important materials for understanding the age and area in which they lived.