Utahraptor
Utahraptor
- Pronunciation:
- YOO-tah-RAP-tor
- Name meaning:
- 'Utah plunderer'
- Type of dinosaur:
- large theropod
- Length:
- 6.0m
- Weight:
- 1000kg
- Diet:
- carnivorous
- Teeth:
- lots of sharp, pointed teeth
- Food:
- other animals
- How it moved:
- on 2 legs
- When it lived:
- Early Cretaceous, 112-100 million years ago
- Found in:
- USA
Utahraptor is similar to Velociraptor, but much larger.
© The Paleoart of Julius Csotonyi published by Titan Books
Taxonomic details
- Taxonomy:
- Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae
- Named by:
- Kirkland, Gaston and Burge (1993)
- Type species:
- ostrommaysorum
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