Wakinosaurus

Wakinosaurus; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, Hauterivian–Barremian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Genus:	†Wakinosaurus; Okazaki, 1992
Species:	†W. satoi
Binomial name
	Wakinosaurus satoi; Okazaki, 1992

Wakinosaurus (meaning "Wakino lizard") is a dubious genus of theropod dinosaur.[1] It is named from the find of a single tooth.‭ ‬The genus is dubious (doubtful) because it is almost impossible to assign further fossil material to it.

The find was made in Lower Cretaceous deposits in Fukuoka, Japan in 1990 by Masahiro Sato.[2] The triangular-shaped tooth has fine serrations on its cutting edge, which is standard for a theropod dinosaur.[2]

References

"Wakinosaurus". Prehistoric Wildlife. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
Yoshihiko Okazaki, 1992. "A new genus and species of carnivorous dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kwanmon Group, Northern Kyushu" (PDF). Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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[prewild-1] "Wakinosaurus". Prehistoric Wildlife. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

[newgenus-2] Yoshihiko Okazaki, 1992. "A new genus and species of carnivorous dinosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Kwanmon Group, Northern Kyushu" (PDF). Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 21, 2017.