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Dinosaur: Dakotaraptor steini
| Length*: | 5 m | 16.4 ft |
| Weight*: | 300 kg | 661 lb |
| Speed: | 54 km/h | 34 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Late Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: DePalma et al.
Year: 2015
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: USA
Region: South Dakota
Formation: Hell Creek
Locations
Sources
Material: Partial skeleton, referred tibia, astragalocalcaneum and teeth.
References: DePalma, R.A., Burnham, D.A., Martin, L.D., Larson, P.L. & Bakker, R.T. (2015) The First Giant Raptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from the Hell Creek Formation.
