Velociraptor was a dinosaur that lived about 75 million years ago in the late Cretaceous. He is best known for his role in the movie Jurassic Park. However, in the movie, it is said to be much larger than the real dinosaur. Velociraptor was discovered in 1924 by paleontologist H. F. Osborne.
What did the Velociraptor look like?
Velociraptor was a fairly small dinosaur. It is about 6 feet long from tip of tail to nose and about 3 feet tall. He weighs about 30 pounds.
Was Velociraptor fast?
This dinosaur was bipedal (bipedal) and could run very fast, possibly up to 40 miles per hour. It has 80 very sharp teeth and sharp claws on its feet and hands. One of the claws on its legs is exceptionally long and dangerous. This middle claw is up to 3 inches long and was probably used to rip prey and deliver the finishing blow.
Was Velociraptor smart?
Velociraptor had one of the largest brains for the size of any dinosaur. It was probably one of the most intelligent dinosaurs.
What did Velociraptor eat?
Velociraptor are carnivores, which means they eat meat. They may have eaten other herbivorous dinosaurs and may have hunted in packs to take down larger prey. One of the most famous fossils discovered involves Velociraptor battling Protoceratops, a smaller, dinosaur-eating plant about the size of a large sheep.
Where did Velociraptor live?
Velociraptor lives in desert environments. Fossil specimens have been found in northern China and Mongolia in the Gobi Desert.
Who discovered Velociraptor?
The first Velociraptor fossil was discovered in 1923 by Peter Kaisen in the Gobi Desert. Henry Field Osborne named the dinosaur.
Fun facts about the Velociraptor:
It is part of the family Dromaeosauridae.
He has hollow bones resembling a bird, which makes him agile and light. Scientists believe that Velociraptor was covered with feathers.
The version shown in the movie Jurassic Park is not only too large, but also has the shape of the snout, arms and feathers removed.
Are they super smart, as the movies show? Scientists have no way of knowing, but they think dinosaurs in general weren’t that smart.
Velociraptor is the mascot of the NBA team Toronto Raptors.