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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Fukuititan nipponensis

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Saurischia

Order

Family

Genus

Fukuititan

Species

Fukuititan nipponensis

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Saurischia❔ Diet unknown

Fukuititan

Fukuititan nipponensis (Fukuititan · フクイティタン・ニッポネンシス)

🛡️ 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 (~121.4 MYA)

Diet

No data

Length · Height

10m · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Early Cretaceous Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan (Kitadani Formation, Tetori Group)

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 An estimated total length of about 10 m is slightly shorter than a city bus (about 12 m) (Comparison).
💡 As the first sauropod in Japan to be given a scientific name, parts of its fossils were placed on display at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum in July 2010.

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.

#후쿠이티탄#Fukuititan nipponensis

📖 1. Overview

Fukuititan nipponensis (genus Fukuititan) is a sauropod (titanosauriform) found in Early Cretaceous strata of Fukui Prefecture, Japan, and is the first sauropod from Japan to receive a scientific name. Its name means "giant of Fukui, Japan."

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Judging from features of its tail vertebrae, it is regarded as a primitive member of Titanosauriformes. Because sauropod footprint fossils in Katsuyama lack front toe impressions, museum reconstructions do not depict claws on its front feet.

🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology

Sauropod teeth were found in a 1989 survey, and vertebrae and leg bones excavated in 2007 were published as a new species in 2010. Because only partial bones remain, its exact phylogenetic position is uncertain.