Genus
Valid Extinct

Fukuipteryx

Imai et al. 2019

Fukuipteryx is an extinct genus of basal avialan dinosaurs found in Early Cretaceous deposits from Japan's Kitadani Formation. It contains one species, Fukuipteryx prima.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
1
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Fukuipteryx
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Reconstructions and restoration. a–c Skeletal reconstructions of FPDM-V-9769 in cranial (a), dorsal (b), and left-lateral (c) views. d Life restoration of Fukuipteryx prima (artwork by M. Yoshida). One side of a cube in each image equals 1 cm © M. Yoshida · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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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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Fukuipteryx Genus
Fossil sites 1 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇯🇵 Japan
1
Geological formations
Kitadani
1
Temporal distribution
Aptian (121.4–113.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Fukuipteryx prima 121 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
T. Imai, Y. Azuma, and S. Kawabe, M. Shibata, K. Miyata, M. Wang, Z. Zhou. 2019. An unusual bird (Theropoda, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds. Communications Biology 2(1):399:1-11 DOI ↗
Bibliography (1)
T. Imai, Y. Azuma, and S. Kawabe, M. Shibata, K. Miyata, M. Wang, Z. Zhou. 2019. An unusual bird (Theropoda, Avialae) from the Early Cretaceous of Japan suggests complex evolutionary history of basal birds. Communications Biology 2(1):399:1-11 DOI ↗