Utahraptor
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Utahraptor is a large, heavily built dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known for its formidable sickle-shaped toe claws and predatory lifestyle during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now North America.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | dromaeosaurid dinosaur ⓘ |
| bodySize | large for a dromaeosaurid ⓘ |
| clade | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coexistedWith |
ankylosaur Gastonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ornithopod dinosaurs ⓘ |
| countryOfDiscovery | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Donald Burge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James I. Kirkland NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Gaston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | approximately 5–7 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | approximately 500–1000 kilograms ⓘ |
| family | Dromaeosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilTypeLocality | Gastonia Quarry, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Early Cretaceous ⓘ |
| hasAnatomicalFeature |
grasping forelimbs with claws
ⓘ
large sickle-shaped claw on second toe ⓘ robust hindlimbs ⓘ sharp serrated teeth ⓘ stiffened tail ⓘ |
| huntingAdaptation |
enlarged retractable toe claw
ⓘ
powerful grasping forelimbs ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| likelyBodyCovering | feathers or feather-like structures ⓘ |
| likelySocialBehavior | possible group hunting (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Cedar Mountain Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North America NERFINISHED ⓘ what is now Utah ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | state of Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf |
Chris Mays
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John H. Ostrom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| popularCulture | featured in documentaries about dinosaurs ⓘ |
| stateSymbolOf | Utah (state dinosaur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Dromaeosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Barremian–Aptian ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Utahraptor ostrommaysorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1993 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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