MEGARAPTOR

Megaraptor

The visual idea of these raptors is like that portrayed in Jurassic Park. Megaraptor was more scarey than the velociraptors created in Jurassic Park, they were about twice, if not three times the size!!!  

Meaning: Megaraptor means "big raider" or "huge robber"

Age: 90 - 84 mya - Cretaceous

Size: Megaraptor was around 6 to 8 metres long.

Fossil Remains: Incomplete fossil remains were found in Northwest Patagonia, Argentina in 1996.

Classification: Animalia; Vertebrata; Tetrapoda; Sauropsida; Archosauromorpha; Ornithdira; Dinosauria; Theropoda; Tetanurae; Coelurosauria; Deinonychosauria; Megaraptor

The second toe claw is a terrifying size at around 35 cm long, when alive, the size of the claw would have been even bigger due to the extra length of the horny sheath.It would have been a ferocious, carnivorous dinosaur.

Poster information:

Note: The image is produced on high gloss paper and is suitable for framing.

The poster/print (size: 49 cm x 34 cm )