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Dinosaurs

Velociraptor

veh-LOH-sih-RAP-tor
Velociraptor mongoliensis

Velociraptor

dinosaurs
Body Type

Small theropod

Type

Theropoda

Meaning

quick plunderer

Length

1.8m

Weight

7kg - 15kg

Taxanomy
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Neotherapoda, Tetanurae, Avetherapoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Dromaeosauridae, Velociraptor
Found In
Mongolia
Range
086-71 mya
Diet
Carnivorous
Quick Facts
    The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet. The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
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Information
As portrayed in the Jurassic Park movies,Velociraptor was recreated at twice its actual size and closely modelled on Deinonychus. Though this was seen as unscientific at the time, soon after the first film was released, a dinosaur of the same type, Utahraptor, was discovered, even larger than the virtual Velociraptors.
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