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Nipponosaurus was a lambeosaurine hadrosaur from sediments of the Yezo Group at Sinegorsk on Sakhalin Island, Russia, which was part of Japan at the time of its naming. A single juvenile specimen was discovered between 1934 and 1937 and in 1936 it was named by Takumi Nagao. The name means \"Japanese lizard\" in reference to Nippon, the Japanese name for Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nipponosaurus was the first dinosaur named after a find in Japanese territory, although the Soviet Union annexed southern Sakhalin in 1945.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a duck-billed dinosaur that had a hollow crest on its head that protruded from the top of its snout. It moved on four legs and was a plant-eating dinosaur. Nipponosaurus was about 4 meters long and weighed about 2 tons, although it was possibly a bit larger when it grew up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did Nipponosaurus eat?<\/strong>
It was a herbivore that grazed vegetation close to the ground, like today's sheep or cows.<\/p> <\/div>
When was Nipponosaurus found?<\/strong>
Between 1934 and 1937 a single juvenile was discovered and in 1936 it was named by Takumi Nagao.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div>
What does Nipponosaurus mean?<\/strong>
The name means \"Japanese lizard\" in reference to Nippon, the Japanese name for Japan.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\t\n\t