The premaxilla (the front of the upper jaw) of a baby Utahraptor is about the size of a penny, for example. The big bones, too, bring surprises. Adult Utahraptors were not 20-foot-long versions of ...

Indeed, even more scraps of Utahraptor have been found since that time, but we have to patiently wait for further details about this famous predator. References: Britt, B.; Chure, D.; ...

“I didn’t know we had a state fossil,” Bramble says. So Kenyon launched into a long argument about why Utahraptor should have that designation instead. As he explains now, “Its name has ...

It’s attack vs defense on an epic evolutionary scale. Utahraptor was the largest raptor to ever walk the Earth, honing its weapons and tactics to become a truly apex predator. And top of ...

A fight millions of years in the making between Allosaurus and Utahraptor has been avoided. Sen. Curt Bramble, R-Provo, says he’s been persuaded to rewrite SB43 and stop pushing to have ...

How to Find a Dinosaur that Hollywood Dreamed Up. Special | 5m 50s Video has Closed Captions | CC. What would make a Utahraptor so much larger than other raptor species? Aired 06/15/2025 | Rating NR ...

SALT LAKE CITY — An 18,000-pound "megablock" unearthed in Grand County contains twice as many Utahraptor fossils as originally observed, the Utah Department of Natural Resources reports.

Utah is considering naming a new park in honor of dinosaurs discovered there. Researchers expect to uncover more Utahraptor bones — provided they can get them out of a massive block of rock.

"Thanks for coming out," Josh Hansen, Utahraptor State Park's manager, told a crowd gathered in front of some shovels. "I have held my breath waiting for construction to start." ...

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Driving the news: Located about 15 miles northwest of Moab, Utahraptor State Park opened last week, featuring a campground, visitor center and mountain biking trails. The intrigue: The 46th state ...