最大隻的猶他盜龍標本(BYUVP 15465於2009年艾瑞克森等歸入[5])估計身長可達7公尺及體重少於500公斤,相當於一頭北極熊。[1]2012年湯瑪斯·霍茨(英语:Thomas R. Holtz Jr.)估計體重介於230至450公斤,相當於棕熊。[6]但2001年柯克蘭發現的標本顯示體重可能遠高於過去所估計。[7]2016年莫里納裴雷茲(Rubén Molina-Pérez)和拉臘曼迪(Asier Larramendi)估計最大標本BYU 15465長4.65公尺、臀高1.5公尺及體重280公斤;他們表示較高的估計值是因為綜合了九個不同年齡的標本。[8]2016年葛瑞格利·保羅(英语:Gregory S. Paul)估計身長5.5公尺及體重最高300公斤,近似於前者。[9]
一名研究生在猶他東部發現一個重達9噸的砂岩岩塊,其中有骨頭突出,2001年柯克蘭等人檢驗了這項發現。確認其中包含至少七隻個體,有一隻長約4.8公尺的成體、四隻年輕個體及一隻長約1公尺的幼體。與之一同形成的其他遺骸還有至少一種植食禽龍類。柯克蘭推測這是猶他盜龍群試圖襲擊陷入流沙的無助獵物或採食其腐肉,自己卻也陷入泥淖中無法脫身。克里夫蘭羅伊採石場(英语:Jurassic National Monument)(Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry)和加州的拉布雷亞瀝青坑都展現了類似的捕食陷阱。挖掘活動已經十年,檢驗化石工作仍持續進行;若柯克蘭所述為實,這可能是迄今所知保存最完好的捕食陷阱之一。對猶他盜龍進一步的行為理解可能從這些化石中找到各方面資訊,如猶他盜龍是否像之前所認為的恐爪龍群體捕獵一樣情況。至於這些個體是否同時陷入泥潭、抑或是分別遭殃,則尚未明瞭。[7]對岩塊進一步檢驗發現其中的猶他盜龍數量可能是先前推測的兩倍之多。[20]
Paul Zindel的小說《Raptor》也出現猶他盜龍,但擁有虛構的特徵,包括趾爪上的有毒分泌物,用來解釋長達6500萬年演化的副作用。
Ryan North從2003年起連載的網路數格漫畫《Dinosaur Comics》裡,猶他盜龍是一個主要角色,扮演質疑與提問的角色。漫畫在提問與回答間傳授許多恐龍的相關知識。[36]
螢幕方面,猶他盜龍於BBC的《與恐龍共舞》(Walking with Dinosaurs)及其衍生舞台劇(Walking with Dinosaurs: The Live Experience)登場,[37]當中提及猶他盜龍一些身體特徵,如可以轉向內側的手掌,劇情並錯誤讓牠們生存在歐洲獵殺禽龍為食,實際上猶他盜龍僅發現於美西。[38]2008年猶他盜龍於《侏羅紀格鬥俱樂部》(Jurassic Fight Club)登場並獵殺加斯頓龍。探索頻道2011年的《恐龍王朝(英语:Dinosaur Revolution)》(Dinosaur Revolution)中出現兩個猶他盜龍小隊,在追捕雪松龍時彼此發生衝突,試圖獵殺雪松龍幼體但最後被成體趕跑,還落水被鱷魚吃掉。[39]
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