Yoshitsugu Kobayashi

Yoshitsugu Kobayashi
Born (1971-12-23) December 23, 1971 (age 52)[5]
NationalityJapanese
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
Southern Methodist University
Known forDescription of Fukuisaurus, Kamuysaurus, Yamatosaurus
Awards北海道新聞文化賞[1]
北海道文化賞[2]
科学技術分野の文部科学大臣表彰[3]
Scientific career
Fieldspaleontology
InstitutionsHokkaido University Museum
Doctoral advisorLouis L. Jacobs[4]

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.[6] He is also a research affiliate of Perot Museum of Nature and Science,[4] a member of Jurassic Foundation,[4] a councilor of Palaeontological Society of Japan [ja].[7]

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  2. ^ "小林快次准教授が北海道文化奨励賞を受賞". 北海道大学総合博物館. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. ^ "令和３年度文部科学大臣表彰の受賞者が決定 ～北海道大学から 7 名が受賞～" (PDF) (Press release). 北海道大学. 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Yoshitsugu Kobayashi". Jurassic Foundation. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  5. ^ "世界的大ニュース、新種「カムイサウルス」発見！ 恐竜博士・小林快次さん「誰一人、何一つ欠けても、今回の発見はなかった」". ZAKZAK. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2024-01-18.
  6. ^ "小林快次". 新潮社. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  7. ^ "2023-2024年度 会長・評議員". 日本古生物学会. Retrieved 2023-10-17.