Japan announced the world's never-before-seen 5-color monster

Named Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus, the newly unearthed monster in Hokkaido - Japan roamed the world around 72 million years ago, in the Cretaceous period.

Portrait of a new monster in Japan

According to Sci-News, it is a dinosaur of the family Therizinosauridae, mainly herbivorous, ranging in size from large to small.

Currently, scientists have not determined the exact size of the new species because all that has been excavated consists of only a part of the leg bone with vertebrae and hoof.

However, the results of the reconstruction of the monster "portrait" based on this leg and the general data on Therizinosauridae have helped researchers from the Hokkaido University Museum to come up with an image of a creature with large strong legs and claws. Sharp claws and colorful feathers roam the ancient shores.

According to the article published in Scientific Reports, republished on Nature's website, the fossil remains of this new monster were unearthed in a large rock from the Campanian Osoushinai Formation, above the Yezo Group in Nagakawa Town in Japan. Hokkaido island. The Yezo group is mainly composed of marine sediments of the Late Cretaceous, rich in animal fossils including sharks, seahorses, turtles, birds, jaguars, pterosaurs, and many groups of dinosaurs.

The occurrence of Therizinosauridae fossils in this marine sediment suggests that some species previously thought to live only deep within the continent have adapted to the coastal environment and expanded their range.

This is the 3rd specimen of the Therizinosauridae family unearthed in Japan, the previous specimens were too limited (one sample consisted of a single tooth, the other was a partial skull, teeth and jawbone) so it has not been scientifically studied. describe.