Utahraptor

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How To Say It

yoo-tah-RAP-tor

What It Means

Utah’s Predator

Did You Know?
At 1,100 pounds, Utahraptor is the largest known dromaeosaur, and is thought to have been one of the fiercest dinosaurs to have ever lived.

What It Eats

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How Big It Is

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Where It Lived

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When It Lived

135 - 130 Million Years Ago

Fun Fact

Utahraptor had enlarged toe joints so that its massive killing claw could be raised up and backward to avoid damage while running. But when used in attack, its claw flexed forward as the animal kicked out.

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