New dinosaur species found in Japan

The discovery was published in British peer-reviewed journal "Scientific Reports", and the discovery suggests the possibility that some species of dinosaurs preferred to live near the ocean. /VCG Photo

Japanese scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur named kamuysaurus japonicus, or "Japanese dragon god", the largest ever discovered in the country. /VCG Photo

Measured at eight meters long, the dinosaur's skeleton was first discovered in 2013 and dated back 72 million years. /VCG Photo

According to researchers from Hokkaido University, the dinosaur was a nine-year-old adult beast that roamed the Earth in the late Cretaceous period. /VCG Photo

The discovery was published in British peer-reviewed journal "Scientific Reports", and the discovery suggests the possibility that some species of dinosaurs preferred to live near the ocean. /VCG Photo

Japanese scientists have identified a new species of dinosaur named kamuysaurus japonicus, or "Japanese dragon god", the largest ever discovered in the country. /VCG Photo