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The bones of most body parts and some front and back fins of Hobetsu Araki Ryu, popularly known as “Hoppy,” were collected in the Hobetsu area. The systemic skeleton of a plesiosaurus (total length of 8 m) is the second sample found in Japan after those of Futaba Suzuki Ryu discovered in Fukushima in 1968.
photo courtesy: Hobetsu Museum