Tag Archive for 'Dromaeosauridae'

A pair of Boreonykus certekorum. Image credit: University of New England.

Boreonykus certekorum: Paleontologists Discover New Dinosaur Species in Canada

Mar 19, 2016 by Sergio Prostak

A new species of dromaeosaurid (raptor) dinosaur — Boreonykus certekorum — that thrived in the cold has been discovered in a remote part of...

Life restoration of Dakotaraptor steini running with the sparrow-sized birds Cimolopteryx petra, while the mammal Purgatorius can be seen in the foreground. Image credit: Emily Willoughby.

Dakotaraptor steini: Giant, Feathered Dromaeosaurid Dinosaur Discovered in South Dakota

Nov 5, 2015 by Sergio Prostak

Paleontologists have discovered what they say is a new giant raptor that lived in what is now South Dakota during the Maastrichtian stage of the Upper...

Two individuals of Saurornitholestes sullivani attack a subadult hadrosaur Parasaurolophus tubicen. Image credit: Mary P. Williams.

Saurornitholestes sullivani: New Dinosaur Discovered in New Mexico

May 12, 2015 by News Staff

Paleontologist Steven Jasinski of the University of Pennsylvania has described a new species of dromaeosaurid dinosaur that roamed what is now New Mexico...