Pronunciation: foo-KOO-ee-SOR-us
Meaning: Fukui lizard
Author/s: Kobayashi and Azuma (2003)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: Katsuyama, Japan
Discovery Chart Position: #526
Fukuisaurus tetoriensis
(Fukui Lizard from Tetori)Etymology
Fukuisaurus is derived from Fukui (for Fukui Prefecture, where it was found) and the Greek "sauros" (lizard).The species epithet, tetoriensis, means "from Tetori" (for the Tetori Group) in Latin.
Discovery
The first remains of Fukuisaurus were discovered at the Kitadani Dinosaur Quarry in the Kitadani Formation (Akaiwa Subgroup, Tetori Group), on the Sugiyama River in the northern part of Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan, in 1989.
The holotype is tooth-bearing bone from the right side of the upper jaw (FPDM-V-40-1) and a right cheek bone (FPDM-V-40-2).
Paratypes include disarticulated skull bones, lower jaw elements, teeth, and a breast bone (FPDM-V-40-3 to FPDM-V-40-16).
