Dinosaur
Megaraptor
An enormous claw made Megaraptor famous, although it was first placed on the wrong limb.
An enormous claw made Megaraptor famous, although it was first placed on the wrong limb. Its huge claws were on its hands, at the ends of long, strong arms. The rest of its body was that of a two-legged predator, with an elongated head, powerful hind legs and a tail balancing the trunk.
Three stages. One companion.
Game artwork
AI-generated, stylized game illustrations. These designs and growth stages are imaginative, not scientific reconstructions.
Megaraptor at a glance
- Diet
- Carnivore
- It fed on other animals.
- When it lived
- Cretaceous
- Group
- Megaraptoridae
- Megaraptorids
- Fossil locations
- Neuquén
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Megaraptor
The fossils were found in Argentina’s Patagonia. One of the great claws was initially interpreted as a foot claw, but new remains showed that it belonged to the hand.
The name might suggest a giant Velociraptor, although it belongs to another branch. It shows how a new discovery can correct a familiar reconstruction without making the dinosaur any less interesting: it simply changes the tool we imagine it using.
The name might suggest a giant Velociraptor, although it belongs to another branch. It shows how a new discovery can correct a familiar reconstruction without making the dinosaur any less interesting: it simply changes the tool we imagine it using.
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
The name might suggest a giant Velociraptor, although it belongs to another branch. It shows how a new discovery can correct a familiar reconstruction without making the dinosaur any less interesting: it simply changes the tool we imagine it using.
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