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Dinosaur: Fukuivenator paradoxus
| Length*: | 2.45 m | 8.0 ft |
| Weight*: | 29 kg | 64 lb |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Early Cretaceous
Stage: Barremian
Years: 125.8–121.4 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Azuma et al.
Year: 2016
Distribution
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton with partial skull.
References: Azuma, Y., Xu, X., Shibata, M., Kawabe, S., Miyata, K. & Imai, T. (2016). A bizarre theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Japan highlighting mosaic evolution among coelurosaurians. Hattori, S.; Kawabe, S.; Imai, T.; Shibata, M.; Miyata, K.; Xu, X.; Azuma, Y. (2021). "OSTEOLOGY OF FUKUIVENATOR PARADOXUS: A BIZARRE MANIRAPTORAN THEROPOD FROM THE EARLY CRETACEOUS OF FUKUI, JAPAN".
