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  Walking with Dinosaurs - Fact File: Utahraptor
Utahraptor is known from a well-preserved skeleton found in 1991 in Utah, USA and fragmentary remains from South America.
Utahraptor had large eyes, long grasping hands and powerfully clawed feet.
Clearly it was carnivorous, but was distinctive in relying on a wickedly hooked, slashing claw on each foot rather than the jaws and teeth of a typical predator.
www.abc.net.au /dinosaurs/fact_files/sky/utahraptor.htm   (246 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Utahraptor
Utahraptor ("Utah thief") is the largest known member of the theropod dinosaur family Dromaeosauridae, and dates from the upper Barremian stage of the Lower Cretaceous period (126 million years ago).
Utahraptors, as adults in their prime, are usually around 7 to 8 feet tall, to the shoulder; they also run from 15 to 20 feet in length, and are generally 800 pounds.
The Utahraptor torso, from the base of the neck all the way to the base of the tail, reaches about 6 feet in length, built streamlined, and usually indented slightly on both sides behind the ribcage and in front of the hips.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Utahraptor   (1408 words)

  
 Utahraptor Dinosaur, Dino, Dinosaurs, Zoom dinosaur, Dinosaurs science, Paleontology of dinosaur, Dinosaur activities, ...
Utahraptor ostrommaysorum ("Utah thief") is the biggest known member of the theropod dinosaur family Dromaeosauridae from the Barremian phase of the Lower Cretaceous period, and it was also one of the first.
Utahraptor was the subject of the book Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker.
The type species, Utahraptor ostrommaysorum, was named for the American paleontologist John Ostrom, from Yale University's Peabody Museum, and Chris Mays, of Dinamation International.
www.rareresource.com /utahraptor.htm   (276 words)

  
 Utahraptor- Enchanted Learning Software
Utahraptor was a large, terrifying mid-Cretaceous predator with 9-15 inch long middle-toe claws.
Utahraptor was a dromaeosaurid, whose intelligence (as measured by its relative brain to body weight, or EQ) was the highest among the dinosaurs.
Utahraptor walked on two slender, bird-like legs; it must have been a fast runner, considering its legs and light weight.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/dinosaurs/dinos/Utahraptor.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Utahraptor - InfoHub
Utahraptor was a dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period.
Utahraptor was 16-23 feet (5-7 m.) long and weighed perhaps a ton.
Utahraptor was a carnivore and may have hunted in packs.
www.infohub.com /forums/showthread.php?t=7820   (164 words)

  
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Utahraptors, as adults in their prime, are usually around 7 to 8 feet tall, to the shoulder; they also run from 15 to 20 feet in length, and are generally 800 pounds.
The Utahraptor torso, from the base of the neck all the way to the base of the tail, reaches about 6 feet in length, built streamlined, and usually indented slightly on both sides behind the ribcage and in front of the hips.
On their feet, Utahraptors have three talons, the most distinguished being the inner toe, which works as a switchblade, retracting when not being used, but when on a hunt, or in a fight, the claw extends, a good 7 to 12 inches of deadly, blade-like efficiency.
krulraptorpack.8m.net /physiology.html   (1277 words)

  
  Utahraptor - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Utahraptor ostrommaysorum ("Utah thief") is the largest known member of the theropod dinosaur family Dromaeosauridae from the Barremian stage of the Lower Cretaceous period, and it was also one of the earliest.
The type specimen is currently housed at the College of Eastern Utah; although Brigham Young University currently houses the largest collection of Utahraptor fossils.
The type species, Utahraptor ostrommaysorum, was named for the American paleontologist John Ostrom, from Yale University's Peabody Museum, and Chris Mays, of Dinamation International.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Utahraptor   (208 words)

  
 Walking with Dinosaurs - Fact File: Utahraptor
Utahraptor is known from a well-preserved skeleton found in 1991 in Utah, USA and fragmentary remains from South America.
Clearly it was carnivorous, but was distinctive in relying on a wickedly hooked, slashing claw on each foot rather than the jaws and teeth of a typical predator.
To help it balance on one foot while kicking, its tail was made to act like an acrobat's balancing pole, being stiffened by a sheath of fine bony rods.
www.bananasinpyjamas.com /dinosaurs/fact_files/sky/utahraptor.htm   (246 words)

  
 Utahraptor
Utahraptor was the subject of the book Raptor Red by Robert T. Bakker.
Recents tests on reconstructions of similar but smaller Velociraptor claws suggest that claws of this type were used for stabbing, not slashing.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ut/Utahraptor.htm   (290 words)

  
 Ancient Dinosaurs
The Utahraptor (pronounced: YOO-tah-RAP-tor) is known as the robber from Utah.
This name “Utahraptor” came about because they were large and terrifying predator that may have hunted in packs, attacking even very large animals, perhaps even large sauropos and ankylosaurids.
Utahraptor are lightly built to allow for fast movement.
www.dinopark.org /Utahraptor.html   (212 words)

  
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Utahraptor was a large, terrifying mid-Cretaceous predator with 9-15 inch long middle-toe claws.
Utahraptor was a dromaeosaurid, whose intelligence (as measured by its relative brain to body weight, or EQ) was the highest among the dinosaurs.
Utahraptor was first found in eastern Utah (in the western United States) in 1991.
www.geocities.com /utahraptor88   (317 words)

  
 Kidzworld :: Utahraptor | Dinosaur | Raptor | Prehistoric Times | Paleontologist | Fossil | Picture | Bones | Extinction
Utahraptor had a flexible neck, a big head and large, sharp eyes.
Utahraptor was a carnivore so he dined on meat.
The first fossils from an Utahraptor were discovered in Moab, Utah (which is where it gets its name) in 1991.
www.kidzworld.com /article/803-utahraptor-one-mean-looking-dinosaur   (322 words)

  
 Swiftpaw's Tree   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She considers herself to be a young utahraptor, but definitely an adult.
She is an artist and has been actively awake to her nature for enough time to become something of an specialist on her own dromeosaur, as well as dinosaurs in general.
Utahraptors group up with mates and family to create packs of 4 or 5.....though sometimes they will get larger than that........so being in smaller packs.....pack leadership often alternates from one pack member to the next......at least, with the adult raptors......its more of a bond thing than something you have to fight for.....does that make sense?
www.otherwonders.com /swiftpaws/therian/old/utahraptor.html   (1420 words)

  
 Utahraptor - Vükiped
Hiel James Kirkland, hiel Rob Gaston, e hiel Don Burge ätüvons eli Utahraptor ün 1993 in komot: Grand, in tat Lamerikänik: Utah, ninü Fomam di Cedar Moutain.
Pemobos, das el Utahraptor äbinon ba röletaf nilöfik ela Dromaeosaurus smalikum ed elafa Achillobator gianagretik se Mongolän.
El Utahraptor lä Dinosaurasikloped se bevuresodatopäd: Dino Russ's Lair.
vo.wikipedia.org /wiki/Utahraptor   (300 words)

  
 ISGS: "Super Slasher"? (Utahraptor)
Utahraptor may be the deadliest dinosaur yet known.
Wielding that claw in a single, leaping strike, Utahraptor could have slashed another dinosaur to death.
Utahraptor was discovered in eastern Utah in 1991, and was identified by its slender 25-centimeter-long (9 inch) claw core.
www.isgs.uiuc.edu /faq/dino-faqs/pdq3.html   (302 words)

  
 Dinosaure. L'Utahraptor.Images.Video
Sa queue est raidie par une gaine de fine tige osseuse; elle agit comme un balancier et permet à Utahraptor de conserver l'équilibre sur un pied pendant qu'il donne un coup de patte de l'autre.
Utahraptor peut mutiler et tuer des proies beaucoup plus grosses que lui.
On connait Utahraptor grâce à un squelette très bien conservé retrouvé dans l'Utah.
www.dinosoria.com /utahraptor.htm   (161 words)

  
 Leapin' Lizards: Utahraptor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Utahraptor (robber from Utah) was a large dromaeosaurid that lived during the mid-Cretaceous period.
It was a predator with long 9 to15 inch claws on the middle toes.
Fossilized remains of Utahraptor were first found in eastern Utah (in the western United States) in 1991.
www.jeannieshouse.com /lizards/dinosaurs_wr/utahraptor.html   (170 words)

  
 Utahraptor Foot Claw replica from Great South Gems and Minerals
Utahraptor, like Velociraptor and Deinonychus, belongs to the family of dinosaurs known as dromaeosaurs, growing as large as 7 to 9 feet tall, and 16 to 18 feet long.
This animal was especially remarkable for its unusually large hand claws and its single, giant sickle claw on each foot.
Some scientists think that Utahraptor and other dromaeosaurs may have hunted in small packs.
www.greatsouth.net /fossil_replicas/p-FR170.html   (136 words)

  
 Utahraptor   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Utahraptor was huge, and with its big killing claws, strong arms and hands, and sharp teeth, it was one of the most ferocious killers on the planet.
One of the most unique aspects that Utahraptor shares with its more famous cousin Velociraptor is that both had a lethal killing claw on each foot.
Utahraptor is the oldest known, and largest, of the dromaeosaurids.
members.tripod.com /~Dinosauria/Utahraptor.html   (262 words)

  
 utaraptor
The Utahraptor could grow up to 20 feet long and it could weigh up to 1,000 pounds.
The Utahraptor was a meateater and used its sharp claws to open prey.
The Utahraptor is known from a well-preserved skeleton found in Moab, Utah in 1991.
library.thinkquest.org /J0110026/suefriends/utaraptor/index.htm   (66 words)

  
 DinoDictionary.com :: U/V Dinosaurs
Believed to be an agile, very fast predator, Utahraptor probably attacked prey many times larger than itself, striking numerous fatal blows with its sharp hind claws.
It is also believed to have hunted in packs, thus indicating behavior of a relatively intelligent and warm-blooded animal.
Utahraptor combines the behavior of Velociraptor and Deinonychus with much greater size.
www.dinodictionary.com /dinos_uv.asp   (341 words)

  
 CEU Prehistoric Museum Utahraptor
Dubbed the Utahraptor or "Utah's Predator", this killer gained worldwide attention.
It is thought that with the super-slashing claw on each hind foot, the Utahraptor could deliver a death sentence to a dinosaur with one kick.
It is thought that Utahraptors moved in packs, where they were able to choose dinosaurs much larger than themselves as prey.
museum.ceu.edu /raptor.htm   (238 words)

  
 Utahraptor
Click here to see a picture of utahraptor
It had very sharp eyes to help it see its prey.
Skeletons of Utahraptor have been found in Utah.
www2.lhric.org /pocantico/dinosaur/utahraptor.htm   (78 words)

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