Scientific Name:
Megapterygius wakayamaensis (meaning "Wakayama's Large Wing")
[Japanese name is "Wakayama Soryu," meaning "Wakayama Blue Dragon"]

Year Of Naming:
2023

Family:
Mosasaurinae, Mosasauridae, Mosasauria, Squamata, Lepidosauria

Size:
6 meters (20 ft)

Discovery & Time Period:
Toyajo Formation, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 72 mya

Date Of Release:
October 6th, 2023