Japan is a country from Asia. Before dinosaurs ever dominated the area it used to be under the ocean. Millions of years later during the Mesozoic era it finally went above the ocean. Later Dinosaurs finally lived in Japan. Plesiosaurs such as Futabasaurus swam in the waters. Ornithopods such as Fukuisaurus traveled in the area as well. This list will show the dinosaurs that lived there. Note that it includes recent changes since new discoveries are being made.
List (with other prehistoric animals in range)[]
- Human (Homo sapiens) (archontan placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Brygmophyseter (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Miobalaenoptera (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Miocene-Quaternary)
- Akishima Whale (Eschrichtius akishimaensis) (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Cetotherium (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Cephalotropis (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Morawanocetus (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Oligocene-Qauternary)
- Basilosaurus (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Paleogene-Quaternary)
- Ambulocetus (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Paleogene-Quaternary)
- Entelodon (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Paleogene)
- Archaeotherium (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Paleogne)
- Giant Deer (Megaloceros) (artiodactyl placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta) (perissodactyl placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Elasmotherium (perissodactyl placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Paraceratherium (perissodactyl placental mammal) (Paleogene-Neogene)
- Mammoth (Mammuthus) (proboscidean placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Stegodon (proboscidean placental mammal)
- Gomphotherium (proboscidean placental mammal) (Paleogene-Quaternary)
- Deinotherium (proboscidean placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Steller's sea cow (Hydrodamalis gigas) (sirenian placental mammal) (Quaternary)
- Desmostylus (desmostylian placental mammal) (Oligocene-Pliocene)
- Allodesmus (carnivoran placental mammal) (Neogene)
- Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax) (carnivoran placental mammal) (Pleistocene-Holocene)
- Dinofelis (carnivoran placental mammal) (Neogene-Quaternary)
- Hyaenodon (creodont placental mammal) (Paleogene-Neogene)
- Ernanodon (palaeanodont placental mammal) (Paleogene-Neogene)
- Gomphos (lagomorph placental mammal) (Paleogene-Neogene)
- Velociraptor (theropod dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Microraptor (theropod dinosaur) (Aptian)
- Therizinosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Deinocheirus (theropod dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Fukuivenator (theropod dinosaur) (Barremian)
- Tarbosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Tyrannosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Fukuiraptor (theropod dinosaur) (Barremian-Aptian)
- Allosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Tithonian)
- Siamosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Barremian-Aptian)
- Wakinosaurus (theropod dinosaur) (Barremian)
- Protoceratops (ornithischian dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Echizensaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Albian)
- Psittacosaurus (ornithschian dinosaur) (Aptian-Albian)
- Tsintaosaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Albalophosaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Hauterivian)
- Nipponosaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Santonian-Campanian)
- Fukuisaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Barremian)
- Koshisaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Barremain)
- Kamuysaurus (ornithischian dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Hypsilophodon (ornithischian dinosaur) (Barremian)
- Fukuititan (sauropodomorph dinosaur) (Barremian-Aptian)
- Tambatitanis (sauropodomorph dinosaur) (Albian)
- Mamenchisaurus (sauropodomorph dinosaur) (Oxfordian-Aptian)
- Nemegtosaurus (sauropodmorph dinosaur) (Maastrichtian)
- Quetzalcoatlus (pterosaur reptile) (Maastrichtian)
- Pteranodon (pterosaur reptile) (Santonian)
- Tylosaurus (lepidosaur reptile) (Santonian-Campanian)
- Phosphorosaurus (lepidosaurs reptile) (Maastrichtian)
- Taniwhasaurus (lepidosaur reptile) (Santonian-Campanian)
- Mosasaurus (lepidosaur reptile) (Maastrichtian)
- Futabasaurus (sauropterygian reptile) (Santonian)
- Elasmosaurus (sauropterygian reptile) (Campanian)
- Softshell Turtle (Trionyx) (testudine reptile) (Miocene-Holocene)
- Clidoderma (actinopterygian fish) (Miocene-Holocene)
- Frilled Shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus) (Pleistocene-Holocene)
- Helicoprion (chondrichthyian fish) (Artinskian-Roadian)
- Squalicorax (chondrichthyian fish) (Cretaceous)
- Megalodon (Carcharocles megalodon) (chondrichthyian fish) (Mid-Late Miocene)
- Ammonite (mollusk protostome) (Early Devonian-Late Cretaceous)
- Trilobite (arthropod protostome) (Early Cambrian-Late Permain)
Restoration of Fukuiraptor.
Fukuivenator had a sickle claw like a dromeaosaur shown here.