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Utahraptor ("Utah thief") is the largest known genus of the family Dromaeosauridae. Fossil specimens date to the upper Barremian stage of the early Cretaceous period. Utahraptor is perhaps the most terrifying creature on planet Earth.
Utahraptor appears in the episodes "Biggest Killers" and "Raptor's Last Stand".
Description[]
Standing 6 feet (2 meters) tall, a little bit taller than a modern human, measuring 20-23 feet (6-7 meters) long and weighing in at over 1500 pounds, the Utahraptor was the largest known of the Dromaeosaurids (popularly known as raptor dinosaurs). Its powerful hands tipped with three fingered claws, and it walked on two long, sturdy legs with sharp foot claws ending on its second toes.
Fighting style[]
Like other dromaeosaurids, Utahraptor may have hunted in packs, which made it an even more fearsome predator. However though often a pack hunter like most of its relatives, Utahraptor fought to bring down its prey with both brains and brawn, rather than just brains. Fast-moving and agile, with excellent vision, the Utahraptor was nonetheless slower than smaller relatives such as Deinonychus or Velociraptor; it would probably have lain in wait, then pounced on the back of its victim, slashing and tearing apart its flesh with its sharp claws on their hand.
Diet[]
Utahraptor's prey possibly included very large herbivorous dinosaurs like ornithopods like Iguanodon. When food was scarce, it would even take on the heavily armored ankylosaur called Gastonia.
Trivia[]
- When it ran, the Utahraptor rotated its middle toe (the one outfitted with its lethal killing claw) upwards and ran on the other three toes.
- The Utahraptor has only quill knobs on the head and arms although they had feathers all over their bodies excepted their mouth and feet