Atrociraptor
ah-TROSS-ih-RAP-tor
Atrociraptor is a carnivorous dinosaur from the dromaeosaurid family, and dates back to the Late Cretaceous period. The name Atrociraptor translates from Latin as ‘savage seizer’, in reference to the rows of serrated teeth it uses to catch and kill prey such as lizards and small mammals. This genus is one of InGen’s ‘designer dinosaurs’ and exists in a variety of colors. It grows to around 4m in length and has been bred to display great dexterity, high intelligence and large, powerful claws, making it an extremely efficient hunter.
Discovery
The first Atrociraptor remains were discovered in 1995 when a local man named Wayne Marshall unearthed a series of teeth and jaw parts from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Alberta, Canada. It wasn’t formally described until 2004, when paleontologists Phillip J. Currie and David Varricchio gave it the name Atrociraptor. To this day, the 1995 finding is the only known Atrociraptor specimen.
Palaeoecology
Atrociraptor lived along the floodplains and swamps of Alberta around 68.5 million years ago and shared its habitat with a range of other dinosaurs including Albertosaurus, Ornithomimus and Deinonychus.
Information
- Era
- Late Cretaceous
- Family
- Dromaeosauridae
- Genus
- Atrociraptor
- Height
- 2M
- Length
- 3.9M
- Weight
- 226Kg
- Diet
- Carnivore, Live Prey
- Egg batch size
- 3 - 4
