The remains of the first herbivorous dinosaur in the form of a tooth fossil is found in the rural interiors of Pahang.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Some 100 million years ago dinosaurs roamed in Malaysia. This was confirmed with the discovery of the remains of the first herbivorous dinosaur in Malaysia, in the form of a tooth fossil found in the rural interiors of Pahang.
The tooth, from the Herbivorous Ornithischian Dinosaur that lived during the early Jurassic and Cretacious periods, is named Sampel UM10580 and measures just 13mm long and 10.5mm wide. It is believed to be between 100 million and 110 million years old.
The University Malaya paleontology research team stumbled on the tooth recently, making it the second discovery of fossil remains of a dinosaur in Malaysia. In February this year, the fossils of fish-eating dinosaurs were discovered.
The latest dinosaur remains were identified by the paleontology research team led by Associate Professor Dr Masatoshi Sone from the UM Geology Department, in collaboration with reptile paleontology specialist Professor Ren Hirayama from Tokyo’s Waseda University and Associate Professor Toshifumi Komatsu from Kumamoto University.
Dr Sone said that with the discovery of the fosslised tooth, the team had successfully confirmed the presence of dinosaur remains in Pahang.
“The discovery of raw samples pertaining to the tooth was made in December last year, following field expeditions and searches for dinosaur deposits in Malaysia since September 2012,” he told a press briefing at the UM today.
“They walked on two legs or four legs, and did not possess body armour…it spent half its life in the river or lake and the other half on land,” Dr Sone said.
He added that the sample was too small to provide other details, including the sex of the prehistoric creature, although they were generally believed to be territorial animals.
KUALA LUMPUR: Some 100 million years ago dinosaurs roamed in Malaysia. This was confirmed with the discovery of the remains of the first herbivorous dinosaur in Malaysia, in the form of a tooth fossil found in the rural interiors of Pahang.
The tooth, from the Herbivorous Ornithischian Dinosaur that lived during the early Jurassic and Cretacious periods, is named Sampel UM10580 and measures just 13mm long and 10.5mm wide. It is believed to be between 100 million and 110 million years old.
The University Malaya paleontology research team stumbled on the tooth recently, making it the second discovery of fossil remains of a dinosaur in Malaysia. In February this year, the fossils of fish-eating dinosaurs were discovered.
The latest dinosaur remains were identified by the paleontology research team led by Associate Professor Dr Masatoshi Sone from the UM Geology Department, in collaboration with reptile paleontology specialist Professor Ren Hirayama from Tokyo’s Waseda University and Associate Professor Toshifumi Komatsu from Kumamoto University.
Dr Sone said that with the discovery of the fosslised tooth, the team had successfully confirmed the presence of dinosaur remains in Pahang.
“The discovery of raw samples pertaining to the tooth was made in December last year, following field expeditions and searches for dinosaur deposits in Malaysia since September 2012,” he told a press briefing at the UM today.
“They walked on two legs or four legs, and did not possess body armour…it spent half its life in the river or lake and the other half on land,” Dr Sone said.
He added that the sample was too small to provide other details, including the sex of the prehistoric creature, although they were generally believed to be territorial animals.
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