Dakotaraptor DePalma et al. 2015 (maniraptoran)

Reptilia - Theropoda - Dromaeosauridae

Full reference: R. A. DePalma, D. A. Burnham, L. D. Martin, P. L. Larson, and R. T. Bakker. 2015. The first giant raptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from the Hell Creek Formation. The University of Kansas Paleontological Contributions 14:1-16

Parent taxon: Dromaeosaurinae according to S. E. Jasinski et al. 2020

See also DePalma et al. 2015

Sister taxa: Boreonykus, Dromaeosaurus, Itemirus, Yurgovuchia, Zapsalis

Subtaxa: Dakotaraptor steini

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Ecology: ground dwelling carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (2: South Dakota collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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