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sharp-clawed runner
Fujianvenator
Say it like this: “foo-JYEN-ven-AY-tor”
Fujianvenator prodigiosus
Fujianvenator ate meat and walked on two legs. It lived in the Late Jurassic. Bones have been found in China.
- When
- Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian) · roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago
- Named in
- 2023 · Xu, L.; Wang, M.; Chen, R.; Dong, L.; Lin, M.; Xu, X.; Tang, J.; You, H.; Zhou, G.; Wang, L.; He, W.; Li, Y.; Zhang, C.; Zhou, Z.
- Hip height
- 0.2 m · 1 ft
- Length
- 0.6 m · 2 ft
- Weight
- 1 kg · 2 lb
- Found in
- China · Nanyuan
- Food and walking
- Carnivore · Two legs
- Kind
- sharp-clawed runner · Theropod
- Family branch
- Anchiornithidae
The story in short
The genus Fujianvenator dates to 2023, the year L. Xu and colleagues described it.
Fossils referred to Fujianvenator date to the Late Jurassic (Kimmeridgian), roughly 154.8 to 149.2 million years ago. Finds come from China, including the Nanyuan Formation. It was a carnivore and walked on two legs.
Published estimates put Fujianvenator at a length near 0.6 m, hips about 0.2 m high, and a body mass around 1 kg.
On the family tree it sits in Anchiornithidae, among the theropod dinosaurs.
Close relatives
Anchiornis
Anchiornis huxleyi
Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian) · roughly 165.3 to 149.2 million years ago
Aurornis
Aurornis xui
Middle Jurassic · Late Jurassic (Callovian · Oxfordian · Kimmeridgian) · roughly 165.3 to 149.2 million years ago
Caihong
Caihong juji
Late Jurassic (Oxfordian) · roughly 161.5 to 154.8 million years ago