Newly Described Dakotaraptor: A Giant Raptor From The Hell Creek Formation

[Dexter]

https://www.fossilera.com/blog/first-giant-raptor-dromaeosaur-described-from-hell-creek-formation

Most Dromaeosaurs (raptors) were small dinosaurs about the size of the turkey or dog.  For decades fossil teeth have been found hinting at the presence of a gigantic type of Dromaeosaur in the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota.  Based on the remains of an adult individual discovered in South Dakota in 2005 a new genus of gigantic, feathered raptor has just been described in a paper published by the University of Kansas Paleontological Institute.  Dakotaraptor steini, represents the first giant Dromaeosaur from the Hell Creek Formation, and the most recent in the fossil record worldwide.

[Lando Lincoln]

I find that stuff to be fascinating.