Fukuiraptor

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Fukuiraptor — scientific reconstruction

Fukuiraptor ("thief of Fukui") is a genus of medium-sized megaraptoran theropod dinosaur of the Early Cretaceous epoch (either Barremian or Aptian) that lived in what is now Japan. Fukuiraptor is known from the Kitadani Formation and possibly also the Sebayashi Formation. Fukuiraptor may have been one of the basalmost members of Megaraptora, or a sister taxon to Australovenator.

Family
Neovenatoridae
Order
Saurischia
Period
Cretaceous (127.0–121.0 Ma)
Diet
Carnivore
Length
4.2–5.0 m
Weight
175–250 kg
Type locality
Kitadani Formation, Fukui, Japan
Holotype
FPDM-V-40-I
PBDB
txn:66356

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