Dinos A to Z: Utahraptor | Learn about the state dinosaur of Utah

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In this video series for kids, we are learning about dinosaurs from A to Z. Today’s dino is the Utahraptor! Can you guess how the Utahraptor got its name? If you said all the fossils of this dinosaur were found in Utah, then you are correct! At least for the first part of the name. The second part, raptor, means plunderer or robber. You may not be familiar with this dinosaur if Utah is not your home state. If you were a dinosaur living in Utah about 139 million years ago, an encounter with one of these would have been terrifying and deadly. The Utahraptor was about 5 meters (16 feet) long. It was a stocky and muscular dinosaur. It grew to be about 1.5 meters (5 feet) in height. Weighing in at 350 kilograms (771 pounds), this carnivore was quite capable of taking down larger prey. Its large size meant that it wasn't as fast or agile as other raptors. Don't let that fool you into thinking this was not a dangerous animal. Scientists believe Utahraptors were ambush hunters. They stealthi

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