Acheroraptor
Acheroraptor is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the latest Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of Montana, United States. It contains a single species, Acheroraptor temertyorum. A. temertyorum is one of the two geologically youngest known species of dromaeosaurids, the other being Dakotaraptor, which is also known from Hell Creek. A basal cousin of Velociraptor, Acheroraptor is known from upper and lower jaw material.
| Acheroraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), | |
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| Casts of the holotype maxilla and referred dentary, National Museum of Natural History. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Clade: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda |
| Clade: | Pennaraptora |
| Clade: | Paraves |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Genus: | †Acheroraptor Evans et al., 2013 |
| Type species | |
| †Acheroraptor temertyorum Evans et al., 2013 | |
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