In Photos: Meet 'Kamuysaurus,' Japan's largest fossilized dinosaur
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Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, left, and Yoshiyuki Takenaka, the mayor of the Hokkaido town of Mukawa, pose with a replica of the fossilized skeleton of newly named dinosaur "Kamuysaurus japonicus" at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Sept. 4, 2019. (Mainichi/Etsuko Nagayama)
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Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, left, and Yoshiyuki Takenaka, the mayor of the Hokkaido town of Mukawa, pose with a replica of the fossilized skeleton of newly named dinosaur "Kamuysaurus japonicus" at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Sept. 4, 2019. (Mainichi/Etsuko Nagayama)
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Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, left, and Yoshiyuki Takenaka, the mayor of the Hokkaido town of Mukawa, smile beside the fossilized skeleton (foreground) and a replica of the newly named dinosaur "Kamuysaurus japonicus" at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Taito Ward, on Sept. 4, 2019. (Mainichi/Etsuko Nagayama)
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Hokkaido University professor Yoshitsugu Kobayashi, left, and Yoshiyuki Takenaka, the mayor of the Hokkaido town of Mukawa, raise their hands beside the fossilized skeleton (foreground) and a replica of newly named dinosaur "Kamuysaurus japonicus" at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Sept. 4, 2019. (Mainichi/Etsuko Nagayama)
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The fossilized dinosaur skeleton unearthed in the Hokkaido town of Mukawa in 2003 is seen. The dinosaur was later named "Kamuysaurus japonicus." (Photo courtesy of the Mukawa Town Government)