Utahraptor ostrommaysi Scale:1:20 Length 810 mm

Length 810 mm

and anatomical armament differentiate it from the classic image of the small and fast "raptor

where it moved on foot to forage for fallen fruit

such as conifers

The first remains corresponded to a subadult individual

Utahraptor ostrommaysi Scale:1:20 Length 810 mmUtahraptor ostrommaysi was one of the largest known dromaeosaurids and one of the most representative predators of the Early Cretaceous of North America. Its remains come from the Cedar Mountain Formation in eastern Utah, especially from the Yellow Cat Member, in deposits associated with continental environments of floodplains, river channels, and semi arid ecosystems with seasonal wetlands. Formally described by Kirkland, Gaston, and Burge in 1993,