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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Family

Neovenatoridae

Genus

Fukuiraptor

Species

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

📏 True-scale comparison (1 m = 1 m) against a 1.75 m humanLength 4.2m

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· Human silhouette: PhyloPic — NASA · Public Domain Mark 1.0

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Reptilia🥩 Carnivore

Fukuiraptor

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (Fukuiraptor · フクイラプトル・キタダニエンシス)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)FOSSIL (Extinct Fossil)

Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.

Geological Era

Early Cretaceous (~132.6 MYA)

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

4.2m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

On land in Early Cretaceous Fukui Prefecture (Kitadani Formation), Japan

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 An estimated body length of about 4.2 m (representative value for the genus) is similar to the length of a single passenger car (about 4.5 m) (Comparison).
💡 Found at the Kitadani Quarry in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, this dinosaur is studied alongside other dinosaurs from the same quarry.

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#후쿠이랍토르#Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis

📖 1. Overview

Fukuiraptor kitadaniensis (genus Fukuiraptor) was a carnivorous theropod (allosaurid group) that lived in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, during the Early Cretaceous. Its name means "plunderer of Fukui."

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

As a theropod, its body length is recorded as about 4.2 m. This source does not list information on its weight or teeth.

🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology

It was a carnivorous dinosaur found at the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry in Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture. Other dinosaurs such as Fukuivenator, Fukuisaurus, and Koshisaurus were also found at the same site.