Sketch of "Dakotaraptor" based on skeletal reconstruction from Robert A. DePalma, David A. Burnham, Larry D. Martin, Peter L. Larson and Robert T. Bakker (2015). "The first giant raptor (Theropoda: Dromaeosauridae) from the Hell Creek Formation". "Paleontological Contributions" 14: 1–16, with the colouring based on that of the little bustard.