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Fukuiraptor; Temporal range: Early Cretaceous, 128 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Superfamily:	Allosauroidea
Family:	Neovenatoridae
Genus:	Fukuiraptor; Azuma & Currie, 2000
Species
	F. kitadaniensis Azuma & Currie, 2000 (type);

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Fukuiraptor ("thief of Fukui") was a medium-sized carnivore of the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) that lived in what is now Japan. Scientists first thought it was a member of the Dromaeosauridae, but after studying the fossils they now believe it was related to Allosaurus in the family Neovenatoridae.^[1] The type specimen is the skeleton of an individual about 4.2 metres long. It is thought that this specimen was not mature and an adult may have been larger. However, the other individuals recovered from the same locality are all juveniles that were smaller than the holotype (Currie & Azuma, 2006), in the smallest case less than a quarter of the holotype's size.

This specimen caused some confusion upon its initial discovery because its hand claw was mistaken for the killer claw on the foot of a dromaeosaur. It is now considered to be a basal member of the clade Allosauroidea, and possibly similar or identical to the Australian "Allosaurus" species.

References

^ Benson, R.B.J.; Carrano, M.T; Brusatte, S.L. (2010). "A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (1): 71–78. doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0614-x. PMID 19826771.

Currie, P.J.; Azuma, Y. (2006). "New specimens, including a growth series, of Fukuiraptor (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Quarry of Japan". J. Paleont. Soc. Korea. 22 (1): 173–193.

External links

"Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum"

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[bensonetal2010-1] Benson, R.B.J.; Carrano, M.T; Brusatte, S.L. (2010). "A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic". Naturwissenschaften. 97 (1): 71–78. doi:10.1007/s00114-009-0614-x. PMID 19826771.

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-'''''Fukuiraptor''''' ("thief of [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]") was a medium-sized carnivore of the [[Early Cretaceous]] ([[Barremian]]) that lived in what is now [[Japan]]. Scientists first thought it was a member of the [[Dromaeosauridae]], but after studying the fossils they now believe it was related to ''[[Allosaurus]]'' in the family [[Neovenatoridae]].<ref name=bensonetal2010>Benson, R.B.J., Carrano, M.T and Brusatte, S.L. (2010). "A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic." ''Naturwissenschaften'', '''97'''(1):71–78. {{DOI|10.1007/s00114-009-0614-x}}</ref> The [[type specimen]] is the skeleton of an individual about 4.2 metres long.  It is thought that this specimen was not mature and an adult may have been larger.  However, the other individuals recovered from the same locality are all juveniles that were smaller than the holotype (Currie & Azuma, 2006), in the smallest case less than a quarter of the holotype's size.
+'''''Fukuiraptor''''' ("thief of [[Fukui Prefecture|Fukui]]") was a medium-sized carnivore of the [[Early Cretaceous]] ([[Barremian]]) that lived in what is now [[Japan]]. Scientists first thought it was a member of the [[Dromaeosauridae]], but after studying the fossils they now believe it was related to ''[[Allosaurus]]'' in the family [[Neovenatoridae]].<ref name=bensonetal2010>{{cite journal | last1 = Benson | first1 = R.B.J. | last2 = Carrano | first2 = M.T | last3 = Brusatte | first3 = S.L. | year = 2010 | title = A new clade of archaic large-bodied predatory dinosaurs (Theropoda: Allosauroidea) that survived to the latest Mesozoic | url = | journal = Naturwissenschaften | volume = 97 | issue = 1| pages = 71–78 | doi = 10.1007/s00114-009-0614-x | pmid=19826771}}</ref> The [[type specimen]] is the skeleton of an individual about 4.2 metres long.  It is thought that this specimen was not mature and an adult may have been larger.  However, the other individuals recovered from the same locality are all juveniles that were smaller than the holotype (Currie & Azuma, 2006), in the smallest case less than a quarter of the holotype's size.
 This specimen caused some confusion upon its initial discovery because its hand claw was mistaken for the killer claw on the foot of a [[dromaeosaur]]. It is now considered to be a basal member of the [[clade]] [[Allosauroidea]], and possibly similar or identical to the [[Australia]]n "''Allosaurus''" species.
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 ==References==
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-* Currie, P.J. & Y. Azuma, 2006.  New specimens, including a growth series, of ''Fukuiraptor'' (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Quarry of Japan.  ''J. Paleont. Soc. Korea'' 22(1): 173-193.
+* {{cite journal | last1 = Currie | first1 = P.J. | last2 = Azuma | first2 = Y. | year = 2006 | title = New specimens, including a growth series, of ''Fukuiraptor'' (Dinosauria, Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Quarry of Japan | url = | journal = J. Paleont. Soc. Korea | volume = 22 | issue = 1| pages = 173–193 }}
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