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Fukuititan nipponensis

Reptilia

Taxonomy
Fukuititan nipponensis was named by Azuma and Shibata (2010). Its type specimen is FPDM-V8468, a partial skeleton (3 teeth, two cervical arches, three caudal vertebrae, partial scapula, both humeri, both radii, right metacarpal, both ischia, partial right femur, partial righ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (upper, BB II), which is in an Aptian terrestrial sandstone in the Kitadani Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Fukuititan nipponensis Azuma and Shibata p. 455
2011Fukuititan nipponensis Saegusa and Tomida p. 251
2012Fukuititan nipponensis D'Emic
2014Fukuititan nipponensis Sanz et al. p. 75
2015Fukuititan nipponensis Suzuki et al. p. 1
2017Fukuititan nipponensis Sano and Yabe p. 258
2021Fukuititan nipponensis Hattori et al. p. 1
2023Fukuititan nipponensis Tatehata et al. p. 356

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
subclassEureptilia()
Romeriida
RankNameAuthor
Diapsida()
Archosauromorpha(Huene 1946)
Crocopoda
ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
Eucrocopoda
Archosauria()
informalAvemetatarsalia
Ornithodira
Dinosauromorpha
Dinosauriformes
Dinosauria()
Saurischia()
Sauropoda()
Gravisauria
Eusauropoda
Neosauropoda
Macronaria
Titanosauriformes
genusFukuititan
speciesnipponensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fukuititan nipponensis Azuma and Shibata 2010
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
Y. Azuma and M. Shibata 2010A basal titanosauriform sharing the following characters: the asymmetric tooth crown elongated with a weak or absent labial groove and without lingual concavity; the epipophysis of the cervical vertebrae developed and stalk-like; the transverse width of the proximal end of the humerus approximately 32% of the humerus length; metacarpal longer, approximately 48% of the radius; distal end of the ischia slightly expanded.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatiteinfrao
Entire body: yesinfrao
Adult length: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult width: 10 to < 100infrao
Adult height: 10 to < 100infrao
Thickness: thickinfrao
Architecture: compact or denseinfrao
Form: sphericalinfrao
Ontogeny: accretion, modification of partsinfrao
Grouping: gregariousinfrao
Environment: terrestrialinfrao
Locomotion: actively mobileinfrao
Life habit: ground dwellinginfrao
Diet: herbivoreinfrao
Reproduction: oviparousinfrao
Dispersal: direct/internalinfrao
Dispersal 2: mobileinfrao
Created: 2004-12-14 12:49:10
Modified: 2004-12-14 14:49:10
Source: infrao = infraorder
Reference: Marsh 1875

Age range: Aptian or 125.00000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian125.0 - 113.0Japan (Fukui) Sauropoda indet. (type locality: 87221)