Fukuipteryx prima Fukuipteryx

"feather"

You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Fukuipteryx 5 m (16.4 ft) long
3 people holding hands
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (120 Mya)
Place
Japan
Food
Herbivore
Clade
Dinosauria

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.

What we know

  • Named by Imai et al., 2019.
  • Fossils found in Japan.