The fukuisaurus is a Euornithopod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous period. Like the herbivorous fukuisaurus during this time it could be found eating plants in Japan about 99 million years ago. Fukuisaurus was a medium-sized dinosaur with an approximate weight of 400 kilograms (182 pounds) and an estimated length of 4.7 meters (16 feet). This medium-sized herbivore likely stood 2 meters (7 feet) tall.
Fukuisaurus
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| Name | Fukuisaurus |
| Diet | Herbivore |
| Weight | 400 kilos |
| Length | 4.7 meters |
| Height | 2 meters |
| Period | Early Cretaceous |
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- Kobayashi and Azuma, 2003. A new iguanodontian (Dinosauria; Ornithopoda), form the lower Cretaceous Kitadani Formation of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Journal of Vertebrate PaleontologyVol. 23, No. 1, pp. 166-175.
- Paul, G.S., 2010, The Princeton Field Guide to Dinosaurs, Princeton University Press p. 286
