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genus · 1 represented species

Velociraptor

Velociraptor is a dinosaur genus represented here by Velociraptor mongoliensis.

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Velociraptor

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Representative silhouette for Velociraptor
1Direct child groups
1Countries represented
75–71 MaDataset range

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species

Velociraptor mongoliensis

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Feathered life reconstruction of Velociraptor mongoliensis by Fred WierumArt by Fred Wierum · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Velociraptor mongoliensis

A turkey-sized, fully feathered dromaeosaurid from Mongolia's Late Cretaceous deserts. Its real anatomy includes wing feathers, a long stiffened tail and an enlarged second-toe claw—but not the human-sized, scaly body made famous by films.

carnivore~2 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Mongolia

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology