First, Dinosaur Fossil Found in Malaysia

The team of researchers from Japan and Malaysia for the first time discovered dinosaur fossils in Malaysia .

Fossil bones that form the tooth was found in the region of Pahang . Once identified , it is the property of Spinosaurus fossil , a fish -eating dinosaur .

Fossil UM10575 coded . Scientists involved in this discovery came from the University of Malaya , Waseda University , and Kumamoto University , Japan .

Ren Hirayama of Waseda University , a professor of paleontology , was the first to successfully identify the dinosaur fossils .

A length of 23 mm and a width of 10 mm , the teeth of fossil bones found in sedimentary rocks aged between 145-75 million years .

This study has a target to explore the wealth of fossils that may exist in the Malaysian Peninsula as sediments of Jurassic periods - the Cretaceous .

Spinosaurus had a similar crocodile skull and conical teeth . Teeth also has serrations and rough edges .

Spinosaurus , as reported by Science World Report , Tuesday ( 02/25/2014 ) , has been found in many regions of Australia , Europe , and Asia.

The research team hopes to find more fossils of dinosaurs in that place . They also said that the need for protection of the discovery site .