Katsuyamasaurus
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"Katsuyamasaurus" (meaning "Katsuyama lizard") is the informal name given to an as yet undescribed genus of theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous. It was a carnosaur which lived in what is now Japan. The type species was coined by Lambert in 1990, but is not formally described, making it a nomen nudum. "Katsuyamasaurus" is known from remains including an ulna and a vertebra, and is named after the locality in Japan where the fossils were found. After the publication of Fukuiraptor, George Olshevsky suggested that "Katsuyamasaurus" could be a synonym, but a formal synonymization has not yet occurred.
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- George Olshevsky on "Katsuyamasaurus" and Fukuiraptor, from the Dinosaur Mailing List.
- A later comment (at the bottom).
- "Katsuyamasaurus" at The Dinosaur Encyclopaedia on DinoRuss' website.