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A speculative reconstruction of Utahraptor lifestyles and behavior was presented in the 1999 BBC television series Walking with Dinosaurs. The program portrayed Utahraptor with several anatomical inaccuracies including pronated hands, and depicted them living in Europe when the only fossils of Utahraptor have been found in western North America. A much more scientifically accurate reconstruction of Utahraptor appeared in the 2011 Discovery Channel series Dinosaur Revolution.
Ryan North's award-winning "Dinosaur Comics" online comic strip prominently features a Utahraptor. The Utahraptor character is meant to serve as a "questioning and interrogative" interlocutor in the comic's sometimes bizarre discussions of life and philosophy.
Robert Bakker's Raptor Red is told from the perspective of a Utahraptor.
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