Achillobator
Achillobator giganticus
Pronounced: a -
Kill - o - ba - tor
Diet: Carnivore
(meat-eater)
Name Means:
"Achilles Hero"
Length: 17 ft. (5
meters)
Height: 7 ft. (2
meters)
Weight: unknown
Time: Late
Cretaceous - 85 million years ago
Fossil remains for this Dinosaur
have been found in Asia
Achillobator was a giant raptor dinosaur that
lived in Asia. It was discovered in 1999 and
scientists are still studying this huge
meat-eater. This dinosaur was similar in size to
the North American Utahraptor and was
probably one of the most vicious hunters of its
time. It has made scientists rethink their ideas
about the raptor family in Asia.
Further study is needed to firmly assign
Achillobator to the dromaeosaur family. Its initial
assignment to this group is based on a number of
shared characteristics, but these findings are
preliminary.
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