Fukuiraptor fossil map
Where fossils of Fukuiraptor have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 115 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 115 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Theropods |
|---|---|
| Lived | 132.6–113.2 million years ago (Hauterivian to Aptian) |
| Periods | Cretaceous |
| Family | Neovenatoridae |
| Named by | Azuma and Currie 2000 |
| Fossil records | 2 occurrences at 2 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Japan |
| Rock formations | Kitadani, Sebayashi |
About Fukuiraptor
Fukuiraptor ("thief of Fukui") is an Early Cretaceous (either Barremian or Aptian) genus of medium-sized megaraptoran theropod dinosaur from the Kitadani Formation and possibly the Sebayashi Formationof Japan. Fukuiraptor may have been one of the basalmost members of Megaraptora, or a sister taxon to Australovenator.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fukuiraptor (revision 1380932399), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q132536.
