Dinosaur
Atrociraptor
The real Atrociraptor starts with pieces of its skull.
The real Atrociraptor starts with pieces of its skull. It is known mainly from skull parts and teeth that link it to dromaeosaurids. The full body is reconstructed as a feathered raptor, but many proportions depend on comparisons with better-preserved relatives.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Atrociraptor at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It fed on other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Dromaeosauridae
- Dromaeosaurids
- Fossil locations
- Alberta
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Atrociraptor
The first specimen was found in Alberta, near the Royal Tyrrell Museum. Details of its jaw and teeth showed that it was more than just another fossil of a previously described raptor.
Films and games can spark curiosity, but they cannot replace the fossil. This entry separates known skull features from artistic reconstruction of the body, without giving the real animal fictional abilities.
Films and games can spark curiosity, but they cannot replace the fossil. This entry separates known skull features from artistic reconstruction of the body, without giving the real animal fictional abilities.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
Films and games can spark curiosity, but they cannot replace the fossil. This entry separates known skull features from artistic reconstruction of the body, without giving the real animal fictional abilities.
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