Acheroraptor

Acheron thief (underworld plunderer)

• Acheron · Greek · river of woe in the underworld of Greek myth
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

The name combines Acheron, a river of the underworld in Greek mythology often associated with woe, with the Latin word for "robber" or "plunderer". Acheron was chosen as a reference to the Hell Creek Formation, where the fossils were found. The type species is A. temertyorum.

Named by

Evans et al.

Year named

2013

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Maastrichtian

Found in

Hell Creek Formation, Montana, USA

A small dromaeosaurid theropod, known mainly from jaw fragments and isolated teeth. It is one of the last known dromaeosaurids in North America.