Japan, Kumamoto
Mifune
Dinosaur fossil dig, Tourist Exchange Center
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLicence or permit
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Fossils
Shark teethAlso reported: bivalves, plant fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Why this spot
Late Cretaceous (~90 Ma) Mifune Group, source of Japan's first carnivorous dinosaur tooth find (1979)
town-run dig splitting fresh Mifune Group rock; one keeper per person documented
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
hammer chips, goggles provided
Kyushu summer heat
Keep exploring nearby
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