Had a pair of retractable sickle-shaped claws
on thier inside toes. They were held off the
ground to keep them sharp. Velociraptor
was one of the smarter dinosaurs and were
not one of the fastest dinosaurs as indicated
by the leg structure (short ankles, long femora).
Pronounciation,
Vel-oss-ih-rap-tor
Meaning,
Speedy thief
Classification,
Dromaeosauridae, Maniraptora, Ceolurosauria
Tetanurae, Theropoda
Size,
6 feet (1.8 meters) long
2 feet (65 cm) high
33 pounds (15 kilograms)
Location,
Gobi Desert, Mongolia
Time,
Late Cretaceous (Champanian), 75 million years ago.
