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Fukuiraptor

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Fukuiraptor
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 127–115 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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

References

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  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.
  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)