Asia Averostra Avetheropoda Coelurosauria Dinosauria Early Cretaceous Eusaurischia Maniraptora Maniraptoriformes Neotheropoda Orionides Saurischia Tetanurae Therizinosauria Theropoda Tyrannoraptora

Fukuivenator paradoxus

Dinosaur: Fukuivenator paradoxus

Cretaceous: 125.8–121.4 Ma

Type: Theropod

*Length:**	2.45 m	8.0 ft
*Weight:**	29 kg	64 lb

ESR: 3 / 4 (estimated size reliability)
*The largest known specimen

Area: Asia

Period

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

Details

Status: valid
Author: Azuma et al.
Year: 2016

Distribution

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

Classification

Dinosauria
Saurischia
Eusaurischia
Theropoda
Neotheropoda
Averostra
Tetanurae
Orionides
Avetheropoda
Coelurosauria
Tyrannoraptora
Maniraptoriformes
Maniraptora
Therizinosauria

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".

Locations

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