The first discovery of a brachiosaurid from the Asian continent.
Described here is a sauropod tooth from the Early Cretaceous of South Korea, similar to Brachiosaurus. The crown of the tooth is beveled off lingually so that when worn it presents a chisel-like edge. This find confirms the presence of a brachiosaurid in East Asia during the Early Cretaceous.
Lim
J D
JD
Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. jlim@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
Martin
L D
LD
Baek
K S
KS
D000818:Animals; D001208:Asia; D005580:Fossils; D007723:Korea; D008437:Maxilla; D010161:Paleodontology; D012104:Reptiles / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*