Utahraptor (meaning “thief from Utah) was a dromeosaurid dinosaur of the theropod family. Estimated around 6–7 meters in length and 500 kilograms in body mass, it is the biggest member of its family found so far, much bigger than its later kin, such as the more famous Velociraptor.
However, just like the later raptor species, Utahraptor was armed with sickle-like claws on its hind legs and it had self-replenishing teeth in its jaws and also talons on its fingers. Thus, these killers were well armed. Like tigers, raptors have the legs of a sprinter and don't pursue their victims for long, tending to save their energy for later. They can eat as much as 220 pounds/100 kilograms of meat in a single sitting. As with coyotes and spotted hyenas, Utahraptor have a strict pecking order at kills as adults are always the ones to eat first.
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- The Utahraptor from the 2025 series is based on the unnamed indeterminate species discovered from the Poison Strip Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation, where Gastonia lorriemcwhinneyae and Planicoxa are also discovered.[1][2]
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