Genus
Valid Extinct

Fujianvenator

Xu et al. 2023

Fujianvenator is an extinct genus of anchiornithid theropod dinosaur from the Late Jurassic Nanyuan Formation of Fujian Province, China. The genus contains a single species, F. prodigiosus, known from a partial articulated skeleton. It is suggested to possibly have had a terrestrial or wading lifestyle.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Avialae Unranked clade
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Fujianvenator Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇳 China
1
Geological formations
Nanyuan
1
Temporal distribution
Tithonian (149.2–143.1 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Fujianvenator prodigiosus 152 Ma
Bibliography
Original description
L. Xu, M. Wang, and R. Chen, L. Dong, M. Lin, X. Xu, J. Tang, H. You, G. Zhou, L. Wang, W. He, Y. Li, C. Zhang and Z. Zhou. 2023. A new avialan theropod from an emerging Jurassic terrestrial fauna. Nature 621:336-343 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
L. Xu, M. Wang, and R. Chen, L. Dong, M. Lin, X. Xu, J. Tang, H. You, G. Zhou, L. Wang, W. He, Y. Li, C. Zhang and Z. Zhou. 2023. A new avialan theropod from an emerging Jurassic terrestrial fauna. Nature 621:336-343 DOI ↗