David in Japan Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Mifune Dinosaur Museum is a small museum by its size but not by its collection. This natural museum is focused on the cretaceous period and fossils excavated in Mifune area. Situated in the Kumamoto prefecture in the southern japanese big island called Kyushu, Mifune benefits of a formation called Mifune formation rich in brackish water fossils (invertebrates) in its lower part and in dinosaurs and other vertebrates in the upper part of the formation. Mifune has a good reputation among japanese paleontologists since the first carnivorous teeth was found in 1979. Since then, various species of dinosaurs have been found here (Tyranosaurid, Ankylosaurid, Hadrosaurid, Dromaesaurid, Therizinosaurid, ornitomimosaurid). Beside dinosaurs, mammals (Sorlestes mifunensis), large variety of turtles (slightly different from the turtles found at the same period in Asia) and crocodiles (Eusuchia only) were found. In addition to the museum visit, outside activities such as fossil hunting, geological tour are available. First meat eating dinosaur tooth found in Japan Entrance of the exhibition room/ Montana case View on the main gallery Reconstruction of Mifune's paleoecology Mifune's crocodiles Neosuchia sp bones ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David in Japan Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Mifune's turtle bones Dinosaur's bones found in Mifune Therizinosaurid braincase found in Mifune Toyotamaphimeia machikanensis Triceratops growth stage (and Pr. Horner on screen. MDM and Museum Of the Rockies are partners just like Kumamoto prefecture and Montana are twin state) Museum open lab ~~~~~~~~~~~~〇~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Warmest greetings from Kumamoto、 Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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