Dakotaraptor steini Zalmoxes ideal for capturing prey such

ideal for capturing prey such as fish and cephalopods

which dominated the oceans during much of the Mesozoic era

approximately 345 to 295 million years ago

Snout-tail length 1650 mm

Dakotaraptor steini Zalmoxes ideal for capturing prey suchDakotaraptor is a potentially chimeric genus of large dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous period. With a length of around 5 meters, Dakotaraptor stood out for its considerable size within its group. Its hind limbs were powerful and adapted to running at high speeds, typical characteristics of dromaeosaurids. Although it could not fly, the feathers that adorned its body suggest an adaptation