Dakotaraptor steini | Dakota thief | 68 to 66 million years ago

Dakotaraptor is a large dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived at the very end of the Late Cretaceous in North America. Discovered in the Hell Creek Formation, it was one of the largest known 'raptors'. Its body was covered in feathers, including long pennaceous feathers on the arms and a stiffened tail used for balance. An agile and powerful predator, it likely hunted medium-sized herbivorous dinosaurs and may have targeted juvenile Triceratops or Edmontosaurus. Permian-Triassic extinction Lystrosaurus curvatus Hupehsuchus nanchangensis Arizonasaurus babbitti Lotosaurus adentus Nyasasaurus parringtoni Cymbospondylus nevadanus Prestosuchus chiniquensis Mastodonsaurus giganteus Batrachotomus kupferzellensis Silesaurus opolensis Shringasaurus indicus Shastasaurus pacificus A world transformed by rain Eoraptor lunensis Shonisaurus popularis Coelophysis bauri Desmatosuchus haplocerus Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis Appearance of Mammals Peteinosaurus zambellii Plateosaurus engelhardti Eudimorphodon ranzii Older Turtles Jurassic extinction Dimorphodon macronyx Anchisaurus polyzelus Eurhinosaurus longirostris Massospondylus carinatus Dilophosaurus wetherilli Scutellosaurus lawleri Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus Oldest dinosaur nests Cryolophosaurus ellioti Segisaurus halli Dorygnathus banthensis Stenopterygius quadriscissus Megalosaurus bucklandii Spinophorosaurus nigerensis Huayangosaurus taibaii Cetiosaurus oxoniensis Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis Mamenchisaurus hochuanensis Proceratosaurus bradleyi Spicomellus afer Omeisaurus tianfuensis Monolophosaurus jiangi Jeholopterus ningchengensis Shunosaurus lii Atlasaurus imelakei Gigantspinosaurus sichuanensis Kentrosaurus aethiopicus Sordes pilosus Giraffatitan brancai Anchiornis huxleyi Guanlong wucaii Jobaria tiguidensis Liopleurodon ferox Camptosaurus dispar Ornitholestes hermanni Apatosaurus excelsus Archaeopteryx lithographica Camarasaurus supremus Diplodocus longus Stegosaurus armatus Rhamphorhynchus muensteri Allosaurus fragilis Dakosaurus maximus Brachiosaurus altithorax Ceratosaurus nasicornis Dicraeosaurus hansemanni Europasaurus holgeri Torvosaurus tanneri Compsognathus longipes Juravenator starki Gargoyleosaurus parkpinorum Miragaia longicollum Brachytrachelopan mesai Barosaurus lentus Pterodactylus antiquus Anurognathus ammoni Psittacosaurus mongoliensis Mierasaurus bobyoungi Oldest spider web Iguanodon bernissartensis Wuerhosaurus homheni Gastonia burgei Amargasaurus cazaui Utahraptor ostrommaysorum Sinosauropteryx prima Dilong paradoxus Polacanthus foxii Concavenator corcovatus Beipiaosaurus inexpectus Mei long Confuciusornis sanctus Microraptor zhaoianus Pelecanimimus polyodon Kronosaurus queenslandicus Eomaia scansoria Archaeoceratops oshimai Hypsilophodon foxii Zhenyuanopterus longirostris Altirhinus kurzanovi Ichthyovenator laosensis Malawisaurus dixeyi Caudipteryx dongi Acrocanthosaurus atokensis Anhanguera blittersdorffi Sarcosuchus imperator Sauroposeidon proteles Thalassodromeus sethi Lurdusaurus arenatus Dsungaripterus weii Tenontosaurus tilletti Birds Lose Their Teeth Deinonychus antirrhopus Sauropelta edwardsorum Tupuxuara longicristatus Tyrannotitan chubutensis Patagotitan mayorum Giganotosaurus carolinii Spinosaurus aegyptiacus Ouranosaurus nigeriensis Brontomerus mcintoshi Nigersaurus taqueti Shuangmiaosaurus gilmorei Pterodaustro guinazui Carcharodontosaurus saharicus Argentinosaurus huinculensis Oxalaia quilombensis Kaprosuchus saharicus Crichtonsaurus bohlini Fireflies were already glowing Diamantinasaurus matildae Talarurus plicatospineus Mapusaurus roseae Rugops primus Deltadromeus agilis Zuniceratops christopheri Hungarosaurus tormai Pteranodon longiceps Hesperornis regalis Pinacosaurus grangeri Gigantoraptor erlianensis Styxosaurus snowii Velociraptor mongoliensis Aucasaurus garridoi Elasmosaurus platyurus Coahuilaceratops magnacuerna Tsintaosaurus spinorhinus Dreadnoughtus schrani Protoceratops andrewsi Archelon ischyros Ornithomimus edmontonicus Puertasaurus reuili Achelousaurus horneri Abelisaurus comahuensis Pyroraptor olympius Albertaceratops nesmoi Chasmosaurus belli Agujaceratops mariscalensis Zhejiangopterus linhaiensis Brachylophosaurus canadensis Stegoceras validum Oviraptor philoceratops Citipati osmolskae Dolichorhynchops osborni Maiasaura peeblesorum Mononykus olecranus Udanoceratops tschizhovi Daspletosaurus torosus Lambeosaurus lambei Nasutoceratops titusi Parasaurolophus tubicen Euoplocephalus tutus Styracosaurus albertensis Centrosaurus apertus Bambiraptor feinbergi Bistahieversor sealeyi Corythosaurus casuarius Diabloceratops eatoni Pentaceratops sternbergii Troodon formosus Tylosaurus proriger Albertosaurus sarcophagus Einiosaurus procurvicornis Carnotaurus sastrei Saltasaurus loricatus Velafrons coahuilensis Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai Nanotyrannus lancensis Ajnabia odysseus Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis Masiakasaurus knopfleri Rajasaurus narmadensis Bravoceratops polyphemus Nedoceratops hatcheri Edmontosaurus annectens Anchiceratops ornatus Uberabasuchus terrificus Uberabatitan riberoi Alioramus remotus Alamosaurus sanjuanensis Ampelosaurus atacis Dracorex hogwartsia Gallimimus bullatus Olorotitan arharensis Saurolophus angustirostris Tarbosaurus bataar Therizinosaurus cheloniformis Isisaurus colberti Torosaurus latus Tyrannosaurus rex Deinocheirus mirificus Majungasaurus crenatissimus Antarctosaurus wichmannianus Shantungosaurus giganteus Quetzalcoatlus northropi Triceratops horridus Anzu wyliei Dakotaraptor steini Ankylosaurus magniventris Dinosaur extinction Giant tsunamis A World Plunged into Darkness The Rebirth