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Fukuititan nipponensis
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
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Fukuititan nipponensis Azuma and Shibata p. 455 |
| 2011 | Fukuititan nipponensis Saegusa and Tomida p. 251 |
| 2012 | Fukuititan nipponensis D'Emic |
| 2014 | Fukuititan nipponensis Sanz et al. p. 75 |
| 2015 | Fukuititan nipponensis Suzuki et al. p. 1 |
| 2017 | Fukuititan nipponensis Sano and Yabe p. 258 |
| 2021 | Fukuititan nipponensis Hattori et al. p. 1 |
| 2023 | Fukuititan nipponensis Tatehata et al. p. 356 |
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†Fukuititan nipponensis Azuma and Shibata 2010
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| Y. Azuma and M. Shibata 2010 | A 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. |