Acheroraptor

Acheroraptor
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian), 67.2–66 Ma
Casts of the holotype maxilla and referred dentary, National Museum of Natural History.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Clade: Pennaraptora
Clade: Paraves
Family: Dromaeosauridae
Genus: Acheroraptor
Evans et al., 2013
Type species
Acheroraptor temertyorum
Evans et al., 2013

Acheroraptor is an extinct genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur known from the latest Maastrichtian Hell Creek Formation of Montana, United States. It contains a single species, Acheroraptor temertyorum. A. temertyorum is one of the two geologically youngest known species of dromaeosaurids, the other being Dakotaraptor steini, which is also known from Hell Creek. A basal cousin of Velociraptor, Acheroraptor is known from upper and lower jaw material.