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Fukuivenator

Fukuivenator was a lightly built dinosaur with an unusual combination of skeletal and dental features.

Fukuivenator was a lightly built dinosaur with an unusual combination of skeletal and dental features. Its teeth differed from the conventional meat-cutting dentition of many predatory theropods.

Fukuivenator at a glance

Diet
Omnivore
Its anatomy is interpreted as consistent with a broader range of plant and animal food.
When it lived
Early Cretaceous
Group
Maniraptora
Maniraptora

Beyond the game

The real Fukuivenator

Fukuivenator was a lightly built dinosaur with an unusual combination of skeletal and dental features. Its teeth differed from the conventional meat-cutting dentition of many predatory theropods.

The distinctive teeth have prompted discussion of a broader diet than meat alone. Its unusual anatomy adds detail to the diversity of small coelurosaurs.

Fossil discoveries

Fukui, Japan · approximate location
Fukui, Japan

Selected fossil records · present-day map

Map references

Paleobiology Database · Y. Azuma, X. Xu, and M. Shibata, S. Kawabe, K. Miyata, T. Imai. 2016. A bizarre theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Japan highlighting mosaic evolution among coelurosaurians. Scientific Reports 6:20478 ↗

Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: Paleobiology Database and linked collections and publications.

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  1. A bizarre theropod from the Early Cretaceous of Japan highlighting mosaic evolution among coelurosaurians

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