| Atrociraptor Temporal range: Late Cretaceous | |
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| An artist's illustration of Atrociraptor | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Sauropsida |
| clade: | Dinosauria |
| Suborder: | Theropoda |
| Family: | †Dromaeosauridae |
| Subfamily: | †Saurornitholestinae |
| Genus: | †Atrociraptor |
| Type species | |
| †A. marshalli | |
Atrociraptor (meaning "savage thief") is genus of saurornitholestine dromeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Alberta, Canada during the Late Cretaceous period. It was about 5.9 feet (1.8 meters) long and weighed between 24-70 pounds. It was a deep-snouted Dromeosaurid, with only partial remains having been discovered.
In Popular Culture[]
- Atrociraptor first appears in the BBC Documentary series Prehistoric Planet, in episode 5, titled Forests. In its segment, one Atrociraptor can be seen rummaging through the remains of a forest fire for food, when it finds a flaming twig, and very carefully uses the smoke to rid itself of any parasites nesting in its feather coat. It is easily scared off by an Anodontosaurus.
- A pack of 4 Atrociraptor appears in Jurassic World Dominion. Like with other dromaeosaurids in the franchise, they are over-sized, featherless, and have pronated wrists. Their design is very similar to Jurassic World's Velociraptor, but with a much boxier head and longer legs along with a very pale coloration. This pack of 4 was trained to kill at the point of a laser and would stop at nothing until their target was dead.
- Atrociraptor is also included in the Dominion Malta Expansion paid DLC for Jurassic World Evolution 2. Their model, behavior, and sounds are heavily based on Jurassic World Dominion.
