Genus
Valid Extinct

Sasayamagnomus

Tanaka et al. 2024

Sasayamagnomus is an extinct genus of neoceratopsian dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous Ohyamashimo Formation of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The genus contains a single species, Sasayamagnomus saegusai. The holotype individual is estimated to reach 80 centimetres (2.6 ft) long, although this specimen is not fully grown.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Herbivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Sasayamagnomus
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Ornithischia Unranked clade
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Neornithischia Unranked clade
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Pyrodontia Unranked clade
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Cerapoda Unranked clade
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Marginocephalia Unranked clade
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Ceratopsia Suborder
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Neoceratopsia Infraorder
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Sasayamagnomus Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇯🇵 Japan
1
Geological formations
Ohyamashimo
1
Temporal distribution
Albian (113.2–100.5 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Sasayamagnomus saegusai 113 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
T. Tanaka, K. Chiba, and T. Ikeda, M. J. Ryan. 2024. A new neoceratopsian (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) from the Lower Cretaceous Ohyamashimo Formation (Albian), southwestern Japan. Papers in Palaeontology (e1587):1-30 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
T. Tanaka, K. Chiba, and T. Ikeda, M. J. Ryan. 2024. A new neoceratopsian (Ornithischia, Ceratopsia) from the Lower Cretaceous Ohyamashimo Formation (Albian), southwestern Japan. Papers in Palaeontology (e1587):1-30 DOI ↗