The first discovery of a brachiosaurid from the Asian continent

Described here is a sauropod tooth from the Early Cretaceous of South Korea , similar to Brachiosaurus. The crown of the tooth is beveled off lingually so that when worn it presents a chisel-like edge. This find confirms the p resence of a brachiosaurid in East Asia during the Early Cretaceous. Dinosaurs from the Jurassic and Cretaceous of South Korea are rare, being k nown only from trace fossils and fragmentary bones (Lee et al. 1997; Lim et al. 2000; Yang 1982). In recent years footprints discovered in the Cretace ous rocks of South Korea have presented a variety of dinosaurs, including s auropods, ornithischians, and theropods (Lim et al. 1989; Yang 1982).