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  "credits_markdown": "## Utahraptor: Sources & credits\n\n_Scope: confirmed matches only._\n\n### Data\n- **Paleobiology Database** (https://paleobiodb.org): [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Data from the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org), licensed CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 4 October 2026, 5 October 2026, 11 October 2026.\n- **Wikidata** (https://www.wikidata.org): [Creative Commons Zero 1.0 (public domain dedication)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). Data from Wikidata (https://www.wikidata.org), CC0 1.0. Retrieved 5 October 2026. _Credited as a courtesy: this licence doesn't require attribution._\n\n### Images (6)\n- “File:BYU Utahraptor skeletal mount.jpg” (Taxon image): Jaren Wilkey (BYU PHOTO), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BYU_Utahraptor_skeletal_mount.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:BYU Utahraptor skull.jpg” (Taxon image): Jaren Wilkey (BYU PHOTO), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BYU_Utahraptor_skull.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Utahraptor Restoration.png” (Taxon image): Fred Wierum (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utahraptor_Restoration.png). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Utahraptor ostrommaysorum theropod dinosaur (Cedar Mountain Formation, Lower Cretaceous; eastern Utah, USA) 2 (15353930866).jpg” (Taxon image): James St. John (Utahraptor ostrommaysorum theropod dinosaur (Cedar Mountain Formation, Lower Cretaceous; eastern Utah, USA) 2), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utahraptor_ostrommaysorum_theropod_dinosaur_(Cedar_Mountain_Formation,_Lower_Cretaceous;_eastern_Utah,_USA)_2_(15353930866).jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/).\n- “File:Utahraptor premaxilla BYU.jpg” (Taxon image): Etemenanki3 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utahraptor_premaxilla_BYU.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n- “File:Utahraptor ungual BYU.jpg” (Taxon image): Etemenanki3 (Own work), via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Utahraptor_ungual_BYU.jpg). [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Shown unmodified (share-alike licence).\n\n### Scientific references\n\n39 published reference(s) support this entry (via the Paleobiology Database).\n",
  "notice": "Omnisaura data combines sources under different licences. Every genus file lists its credits; anyone showing a value must show the credits for it. Images keep their own licences; share-alike images may only be shown unmodified.",
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  "original_description": {
    "citation": "J. I. Kirkland, D. Burge, R. Gaston (1993). A large dromaeosaur (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of eastern Utah. Hunteria 2(10): 1–16.",
    "authors": "J. I. Kirkland, D. Burge, R. Gaston",
    "year": 1993,
    "title": "A large dromaeosaur (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of eastern Utah",
    "publication": "Hunteria",
    "volume": "2",
    "issue": "10",
    "pages": "1–16",
    "doi": null,
    "url": null,
    "what": "The publication the Paleobiology Database gives as the authority for this genus name, usually the one that first named and described it.",
    "confidence": {
      "level": "high",
      "reasons": [
        "PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Kirkland et al. 1993), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree."
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  "summary": "Omnisaura summary: Utahraptor, Kirkland et al. 1993\n\n- Named by: Kirkland et al. 1993 (high confidence: PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Family: Dromaeosauridae (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Parent group: Eudromaeosauria (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, as published by the Paleobiology Database: Valanginian, 137.05–132.6 million years ago (medium confidence: only PBDB gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n- Age, Omnisaura's own calculation (not a published figure): 137.05–132.6 million years ago (medium confidence: Omnisaura's calculation from 4 confirmed PBDB records).\n- Fossils found in: United States (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)).\n- Rock formations: Cedar Mountain (medium: only PBDB records it (4 records)).\n- Original description: J. I. Kirkland, D. Burge, R. Gaston (1993). A large dromaeosaur (Theropoda) from the Lower Cretaceous of eastern Utah. Hunteria 2(10): 1–16. (high confidence: PBDB gives this publication for the name; its author and year match the naming authority (Kirkland et al. 1993), on which PBDB and Wikidata agree).\n- Common names: ユタラプトル, 猶他盜龍 (medium confidence: only Wikidata gives this; nothing contradicts it).\n\nNot known or disputed:\n- Type species: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n- Order: no source Omnisaura uses gives this.\n\nNot covered by Omnisaura: diet, size, weight, appearance or behaviour. Do not fill these in from general knowledge as if they came from Omnisaura.\n\nCredits (must be shown with any of this): Paleobiology Database (CC-BY-4.0); Wikidata (CC0-1.0)."
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