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Dromaeosauridae

Yurgovuchia

"coyote"

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Yurgovuchia 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Yurgovuchia
Length
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (139–134.6 Mya)
Place
North America · United States · Utah, USA
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Sickle-clawed raptors: Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor.

Yurgovuchia (meaning “coyote”) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period in what is now the Cedar Mountain Formation. It contains a single species, Yurgovuchia doellingi. The remains were discovered in Utah, United States.

What we know

  • Named by Senter et al. 2012.
  • Body length estimated at about 2.5 m.
  • Fossils found in North America and United States.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Yurgovuchia — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.