Fukuiraptor

Fukuiraptor; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 127–115 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Dinosauria
Clade:	Saurischia
Clade:	Theropoda
Clade:	†Megaraptora
Genus:	†Fukuiraptor
Type species
	†Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis; Azuma & Currie, 2000

Fukuiraptor ("thief of Fukui") was a medium-sized theropod dinosaur of the Lower Cretaceous. The fossil was found in the Kitadani Quarry, Fukui Prefecture, Japan.^[1] A reconstructed fossil is exhibited in the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Japan.^[2]

Description

The type specimen is an immature specimen found in the Kitadani Quarry. The reconstruction of the skeleton indicates that this dinosaur was about 4.2 m long and 175kg in weight.^[3] The preserved elements include the skull, vertebral column, front limbs (arms) , and hind limbs (legs).^[1] Additional remains have been found in the site, indicating a breeding or nesting area.^[4]

Fukuiraptor is small compared to similar dinosaurs and is characterized for having relatively long hands with strongly curved sharp thin claws.^[1]^[2]

Classification

Due to its characteristics, it has been indicated that it belongs to Megaraptora, which is a group nested within Allosauroidea.^[2]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Azuma, Yoichi; Currie, Philip J (2000-12-01). "A new carnosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 37 (12): 1735–1753. doi:10.1139/e00-064. ISSN 0008-4077.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "FPDM: Dinosaurs - Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum". www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
↑ Azuma, Yoichi (2003). "Early Cretaceous vertebrate remains from Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan" (PDF). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. 2: 17–21.
↑ Currie, Philip J. ; Azuma, Yoichi (2005). "New specimens, including a growth series, of Fukuiraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Quarry of Japan". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Azuma, Yoichi; Currie, Philip J (2000-12-01). "A new carnosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 37 (12): 1735–1753. doi:10.1139/e00-064. ISSN 0008-4077.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "FPDM: Dinosaurs - Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum". www.dinosaur.pref.fukui.jp. Retrieved 2021-08-06.

[3] Azuma, Yoichi (2003). "Early Cretaceous vertebrate remains from Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Japan" (PDF). Memoir of the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. 2: 17–21.

[4] Currie, Philip J. ; Azuma, Yoichi (2005). "New specimens, including a growth series, of Fukuiraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Quarry of Japan". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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