Velociraptor
Take a look at the Velociraptor from all angles
- Pronunciation:
- vel–OSS–ee–rap–tor
- Lived:
- 84–80 million years ago
- Size:
- up to 1.8 metres long
- Name means:
- swift thief
- Fossils found in:
- Mongolia
- Diet:
- carnivore – ate dinosaurs and other animals
- I was small, dangerous and I hunted in packs. I attacked dinosaurs much bigger than myself with lightning speed, running as fast as an Olympic 100–metre runner.
- I had a big appetite for such a small dinosaur and could have eaten the equivalent of a whole chicken each day.
- My curved toe claw was not as sharp as you would expect. I used it to grip and clamber over large prey.