ATROCIRAPTOR & ALBERTONYKUS
ATROCIRAPTOR & ALBERTONYKUS
Scientific Name:
Atrociraptor marshalli (meaning "Marshall's Atrocious Thief")
Year Of Naming:
2004
Family:
Saurornitholestinae, Dromaeosauridae, Coelurosauria, Theropoda Dinosauria
Size:
2 meters (6.6 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 72.2 - 71.5 mya
[Possibly lived to 68 mya]
Scientific Name:
Albertonykus borealis (meaning "Northern Alberta Claw")
Year Of Naming:
2009
Family:
Mononykini, Alvarezsauridae, Alvarezsauroidea, Coelurosauria, Theropoda, Dinosauria
Size:
1.1 meters (3.6 ft)
Discovery & Time Period:
Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Alberta, Canada
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 68.5 mya
Date Of Release:
June 3rd, 2022
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