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Two Giant Duckbills! The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in Fukui, Japan has an amazing series of duckbills on display. Here are the two largest, in slowish motion for your viewing pleasure 🙂. #Prosaurolophus Prosaurolophus “before lizard crest” was named in 1916 from nice material that would soon be overshadowed by multiple nearly complete specimens including wonderful skulls and skin impressions. This is one of the better-known, skeletally, dinosaurs and, at 30’ long and 3 tons, it was no t

If you’re going to visit Fukui Prefecture, you simply cannot afford to skip the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. Located about an hour away from central Fukui, this facility is recognized as one of the greatest dinosaur museums in the world. The Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum is located in the city of Katsuyama, the center of dinosaur research in Japan and home to the country's largest and most prolific excavation site, just a few kilometers from the museum. Visitors to the Fukui Prefectura

Did you know Fukui is known as the Dinosaur Kingdom of Japan? Around 80% of all dinosaur fossils discovered in the country come from Fukui, making it a must-visit for dinosaur lovers 🦕 You can reach the prefecture in just 3 hours from Tokyo with one ride on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. As soon as you step into Fukui Station, you will be surrounded by dinosaurs, from animatronics (that move and roar at certain times of the day!) to statues, dino-themed decorations and more. Fukui is also home to the

Armored Dinosaurs, Anyone? A unique view of armored #dinosaurs at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum @fukui_dinosaur. I love the ability to look directly down on the skeletons, it provides an entirely new perspective and accentuates how wide ankylosauria are. They remind me of horned toads. #Hesperosaurus, “Western Lizard,” was thought to be a #Stegosaurus at first, but the more the bones were cleaned the more oddities arose. The presacral vertebral count of 13 cervical and 13 dorsal vertebra

📍えちぜん鉄道 恐竜列車 福井 / Echizen Railway Dinosaur Train in Fukui えちぜん鉄道の「恐竜列車」とは、福井県立恐竜博物館へのアクセスに便利な、恐竜をテーマにした観光列車のことです。土日祝日と夏休み期間の平日に運行され、事前予約が必要です。福井駅から勝山駅までを結び、電車料金と勝山駅から博物館までのバス乗車券、博物館の入館料などがセットになったお得なプランが提供されています。�是非恐竜列車に乗って、恐竜博物館に訪れてみてね🦖 Echizen Railway's "Dinosaur Train" is a dinosaur-themed tourist train that provides convenient access to the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. It runs on weekends, holidays, and weekdays during the summer vacation period, and requires advance reservations. It