Acheroraptor temertyorum

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Acheroraptor temertyorum is a small, late Cretaceous dromaeosaurid (“raptor”) dinosaur closely related to Velociraptor and known from North America.

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Acheroraptor temertyorum canonical 2
Acheroraptor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dromaeosaurid dinosaur
fossil taxon
paravian dinosaur
theropod dinosaur
bodySize small
clade Coelurosauria
Dinosauria
Dromaeosauridae
surface form: Eudromaeosauria

Paraves
Theropoda
closelyRelatedTo Velociraptor
Velociraptor
surface form: Velociraptor mongoliensis

other Late Cretaceous dromaeosaurids
coexistedWith Anzu wyliei
Dakotaraptor steini
Edmontosaurus annectens
Triceratops
surface form: Triceratops horridus

Tyrannosaurus
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
describedBy David C. Evans
Peter L. Larson
surface form: Derek W. Larson

Philip J. Currie
describedIn 2013
diet carnivorous
etymology generic name refers to Acheron, a river of the underworld in Greek mythology
specific name temertyorum honors the Temerty family
family Dromaeosauridae
fossilStatus known from fragmentary remains
geologicalFormation Hell Creek Formation
hadFeature sickle-shaped claw on second toe
inferredAppearance likely feathered, by comparison with related dromaeosaurids
inferredBehavior likely hunted small vertebrates
knownFrom cranial material
dentary bones
maxilla
teeth
lifestyle active predator
livedIn North America
what is now Montana, USA
locomotion bipedal
moreSpecificTemporalRange Maastrichtian
paleobiogeographicSignificance represents one of the last dromaeosaurids in North America
parentTaxon Acheroraptor temertyorum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Acheroraptor
publication described in a paper in Naturwissenschaften (now The Science of Nature)
taxonRank species
temporalRange Late Cretaceous
timeOfExtinction end-Cretaceous mass extinction
toothMorphology blade-like teeth with serrations
typeLocality Hell Creek Formation
surface form: Hell Creek Formation, Montana

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Hell Creek Formation containsFossil Acheroraptor temertyorum
Hell Creek Formation isTypeLocalityFor Acheroraptor temertyorum
Acheroraptor temertyorum parentTaxon Acheroraptor temertyorum self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Acheroraptor