Reptilia - Theropoda - Neovenatoridae
Recorded measurements are of juvenile specimens only, so the body mass estimate bears no relationship to adult size.
Alternative combination: Fukuiraptor kitadanensis
Full reference: Y. Azuma and P. J. Currie. 2000. A new carnosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 37:1735-1753
Belongs to Fukuiraptor according to M. T. Carrano et al. 2012
See also Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2022, Aranciaga Rolando et al. 2019, Azuma 2002, Azuma and Currie 2000, Azuma and Shibata 2008, Benson et al. 2010, Coria and Currie 2016, Currie and Azuma 2006, Fujita 2008, Hattori and Azuma 2020, Hattori et al. 2021, Hocknull et al. 2009, Holtz et al. 2004, Novas et al. 2013, Saegusa and Tomida 2011, Sano and Yabe 2017, Sanz et al. 2014, Shibata and Goto 2008, Suzuki et al. 2015 and White et al. 2012
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FPMN 97122, a partial skeleton. Its type locality is Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry (lower, BB I), which is in an Aptian fluvial sandstone/shale in the Kitadani Formation of Japan.
Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Japan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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