Utah Raptor
Today were digging in the past with the Wolf Den and doing some research on dinosaurs. Living in Utah, we hear and see a great deal about the Utah Raptor. After driving past a billboard dedicated to this creature who walked the earth millions of years ago, I decided to look the beast up.
Some fun facts about the Utah Raptor:
- First found in 1975 in Moab, UT
- More discoveries in 1991 (around the time the movie Jurassic Park came out in 1993)
- One of the largest raptors that ever lived (ten times larger than Velociraptor)
- Weighed as much as a polar bear
- Could jump 15 feet
- Could run at speeds of over 20mph
- Lived 125 million years ago
- 25 feet long from head to tail
- genus of theropod dinosaurs
What other types of dinosaurs do you know about? Share with your Wolf Den.
