Topic: Velociraptor

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Velociraptor

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Velociraptor [Gr.,=swift robber], swift bipedal carnivorous dinosaur of the late Cretaceous period. It was relatively small, being approximately 6 ft (1.8 m) long. It was similar to Deinonychus in appearance and, like that dinosaur, had a lethal sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each three-toed foot, which was used for attacking prey. Fossil skeletons have been found in Mongolia. A find of particular interest, discovered in the Gobi desert in 1971, revealed a Velociraptor in the act of attacking another dinosaur, the herbivorous Protoceratops. Velociraptor belongs to... Read more
velociraptor
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ve·loc·i·rap·tor / vəˈläsəˌraptər / • n. a small dromaeosaurid dinosaur (genus Velociraptor ) of the late Cretaceous period. Read more
Velociraptor
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ... reinforcements in the tail that enabled them to keep their balance while striking and slashing at prey. Swift, agile predators of small herbivores, they grew up to 6 ft (1.8 m) long and weighed up to 100 lb (45 kg). Velociraptor Velociraptor Velociraptor Read more

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