Dinosaur
Dakotaraptor steini
Dromaeosaur
Dakotaraptor is a large dromaeosaur named in 2015 from the Hell Creek Formation of South Dakota; its holotype turned out to include turtle bone, which shows how easily Hell Creek material is misassigned. Teeth sold as Dakotaraptor are large raptor teeth with recurved crowns and coarser posterior serrations; many are more safely labelled 'Dromaeosauridae indet.'.
| Phylum | Chordata |
|---|---|
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Saurischia |
| Family | Dromaeosauridae |
| Group | Dinosaur |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | DePalma et al. 2015· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Chordata › Reptilia › NO_ORDER_SPECIFIED › Dromaeosauridae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 72.2–66 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 2· Paleobiology Database |
Elsewhere
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Dakotaraptor steini" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/dakotaraptor-steini. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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author = {{Stratum Study}},
howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/taxa/dakotaraptor-steini}},
year = {2026},
note = {Taxon article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19; sources: stratum, pbdb, wikidata, commons. Accessed 2026-09-20.}
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