Atrociraptor was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada).
Quick facts about Atrociraptor:
- Existed from 83.5 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a canyon
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 5 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Atrociraptor was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- D. W. Larson and P. J. Currie. 2013. Multivariate analyses of small theropod dinosaur teeth and implications for paleoecological turnover through time. PLoS ONE 8(1):e54329:1-14
- D. H. Tanke and P. J. Currie. 2010. A history of Albertosaurus discoveries in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47(9):1197-1211
- B. Brown. 1914. Cretaceous Eocene correlation in New Mexico, Wyoming, Montana, Alberta. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 25:355-380
