Dakotaraptor
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| phylum | Chordata | Dakotaraptor (meaning “thief from Dakota”) is a potentially chimaeric genus of maniraptoriform theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous period. The remains have been found in the Maastrichtian-aged Hell Creek Formation. Dakotaraptor is exceptionally large for a dromaeosaurid, with an estimated adult length of 5.5m. In 2016, other estimations suggested a length of 4.35-6m and a weight of 220-350kg.
This approaches the size of one of the largest known dromaeosaurids, Utahraptor. Dakotaraptor, however, does not have the proportions and adaptations of Utahraptor, but more closely resembles smaller dromaeosaurids, like Deinonychus. For more information, visit the Wikipedia entry. Get back to Theropoda |
| clade | Diapsida | |
| infraclass | Dinosauria | |
| order | Saurischia | |
| Suborder | Theropoda | |
| Clade | Maniraptoriformes | |
| Family | Dromaeosaurinae | |
| species | Dakotaraptor steini | |
| Period | Late Cretaceous |
