Acheroraptor temertyorum

†Acheroraptor temertyorum was a dromaeosaurid theropod from the Hell Creek Formation (~66 Ma) of Montana. About 3m long and 40kg, this feathered predator wielded an enlarged sickle claw on each foot. Named by Evans et al. in 2013, it represents the first confirmed Late Maastrichtian dromaeosaurid from North America's Hell Creek ecosystem.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Acheroraptor temertyorum was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Acheroraptor temertyorum lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100.5 to 66.0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.