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Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

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Dinosaur: Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Type: Theropod

Length*:4.3 m14.1 ft
Weight*:190 kg419 lb
ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Asia

Area: Asia


Period

Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma

Details

Status: valid
Author: Azuma & Currie
Year: 2000

Distribution

Area: Asia
Country: Japan
Region: Fukui
Formation: Kitadani


Locations


Sources

Material: Partial skeleton with skull fragments (subadult) and many other individuals (mostly juvenile).
References: Azuma and Currie, (2000). A new carnosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of Japan.

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