Thursday, September 22, 2016

Dakotaraptor steini

Dakotaraptor steini (DePalma et al., 2015)
Sauropsida
Diapsida
Archosauria
Dinosauria
Saurischia
Theropoda
Tetanurae
Coelurosauria
Maniraptora
Paraves
Dromaeosauridae (“Raptors”)
Eudromaeosauria

Maastrichtian, Late Cretaceous
South Dakota, United States
Hell Creek Formation

Length: 5.5 m

Tied with Utahraptor for being the largest known “raptor,” this swift predator shared her home with the considerably more common (and far larger) Tyrannosaurus.


Thursday, September 22nd, 2016

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