Fukuititan
foo-koo-ee-TIE-tan /ˌfuːkuːiːˈtaɪtæn/
Accepted genus
Fukui giant
- Fukui · Japanese · Fukui Prefecture, where the fossils were found
- titan · Greek · giant
The name combines Fukui, the Japanese prefecture where the fossils were discovered, with the Greek "titan", meaning giant. It refers to this large sauropod's origin in Fukui Prefecture. The type species is Fukuititan nipponensis.
- Named by
- Azuma and Shibata
- Year named
- 2010
- Period
- Early Cretaceous
- Found in
- Kitadani Formation (Tetori Group), Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
A titanosauriform sauropod known from partial remains. Its exact position within Titanosauriformes is debated.