Yoshitsugu Kobayashi
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi | |
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| Born | December 23, 1971 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming Southern Methodist University |
| Known for | Description of Fukuisaurus, Kamuysaurus, Yamatosaurus |
| Awards | 北海道新聞文化賞 北海道文化賞 科学技術分野の文部科学大臣表彰 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | paleontology |
| Institutions | Hokkaido University Museum |
| Doctoral advisor | Louis L. Jacobs |
Yoshitsugu Kobayashi (小林 快次, Kobayashi Yoshitsugu, born 1971) is a Japanese vertebrate paleontologist. He is a professor and the assistant director in Hokkaido University Museum. His major achievements include the description and naming of several dinosaurs from Japan, for example, Kamuysaurus, Yamatosaurus and Paralitherizinosaurus. He is also a research affiliate of Perot Museum of Nature and Science, a member of Jurassic Foundation, a councilor of Palaeontological Society of Japan.