Achillobator facts for kids
Quick facts for kids AchillobatorTemporal range: Upper Cretaceous
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Achillobator
Perle, Norell, & Clark, 1999
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Achillobator is a dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous period of what is now Mongolia. It lived about 90 million years ago.
It was probably an active predator, hunting with the large sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot. It was a large dromaeosaurid: the first and only individual specimen found is estimated at being 5 meters (17 feet) long. The name comes from Achilles, a famous ancient Greek warrior of the Trojan War. It refers to the large Achilles tendon needed to use the sickle claw on the foot, which was the major weapon of dromaeosaurids. The one species is named A. giganticus because it is much larger than other dromaeosaurids.
Images for kids
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Fossil localities in Mongolia. Achillobator fossils have been collected at Burkhant (area D)
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Illustration of the pelvis
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Size comparison of the holotype and an 1.8 m tall human
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Life restoration
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Diagram featuring the preserved tissue traces on femur and tibia
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Many genera of the Dromaeosauridae
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Comparison between giant dromaeosaurids including Achillobator
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A leaping Deinonychus employing RPR on Zephyrosaurus
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Achillobator compared to the known dinosaurs of the Bayan Shireh Formation (Achillobator in dark yellow, second from right)
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See also
In Spanish: Achillobator giganticus para niños
