What is fukuisaurus?

Fukuisaurus is an extinct genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 80-73 million years ago. It was discovered in Japan, specifically in the Fukui Prefecture, and was named after the region where it was found.

Fukuisaurus was a herbivorous dinosaur that walked on four legs and had a duck-billed, elongated skull with hundreds of teeth for grinding plant material. It had a relatively small body size compared to other hadrosaurids, measuring around 4-5 meters in length.

Not much is known about the behavior or lifestyle of Fukuisaurus, but it is believed to have lived in large herds, feeding on vegetation in a swampy or forested environment. Its fossils have provided valuable insight into the diversity of hadrosaurid dinosaurs in Asia during the Cretaceous period.