02 April 2016

Fukuivenator (Fukui Hunter)

Partial right premaxilla in lateral view. Partial left maxilla in lateral view. Partial left lacrimal in lateral view. Right frontal in dorsal view. Right postorbital in lateral view. Left squamosal in lateral view. Partial right dentary in lateral view.
Assorted skeletal fragments
Mounted Skeletal
         A new theropod has been discovered, coined Fukuivenator paradoxus, based on a nearly complete specimen from the Lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of the Tetori Group, Fukui, Japan. It shows evidence of omnivory in its teeth.

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