The Velociraptor was a speedy, meat-eating, dinosaur that was typically six-feet long, two-feet tall, and around 45 pounds. The Velociraptor is also known as one of the most bird-like dinosaurs of its time. This dinosaur likely roamed the Earth from 86 to 70 million years ago towards the end of the Cretaceous Period.
In 1924, Henry Fairfield Osborn, then President of the Museum of Natural History, coined the name “Velociraptor” because of its ability to run and run fast, as well as its carnivorous diet it took in. There are two species of Velociraptor. The most typical is the V. Mongoliensis and the newly-introduced, V. Osmolskae, which was only found and identified in 2008.
Because the dinosaur had feathers, many experts believed that while …show more content…
In popular-culture, Velociraptors are known to the public for their role played in Jurassic World. A fun fact about the movie, however: As I mentioned earlier, the Velociraptor was covered in feathers, and not scales like in the movie, Jurassic World. Velociraptors also only stood two-feet tall, unlike in the movie where they look a lot larger than human life, whereas they are actually smaller than many young children. In fact, the raptors in the movie were actually modeled after a slightly-larger dinosaur, Deinonychus, which is a relative to the Velociraptor. Getting into the physical aspects of the Velociraptor, as stated earlier, this dinosaur stood at only two-feet tall, which was much smaller than the movie’s representation. A typical Velociraptor was actually only about as tall as a large chicken. The Velociraptor had a unique s-curve in its body, stretching from the bottom of the body to its head. The head of a Velociraptor was an egg-shape, spanning around nine-inches long. This dinosaur had thin legs to allow for quick-running to catch prey, and whatever else it needed. The Velociraptor stood on its two feet and was a very good …show more content…
It had three-inch long claws on its hind-feet that were used to stab and and disembody any prey in its sight. Those hind-claws had talons on the second toe of each foot, which remained facing upwards so as to not let prey escape their grasp. The Velociraptor was notorious for sneaking up on prey and attacking. It would then withdraw to a safer distance and wait while its victim bled to death. After the prey was dead, the Velociraptor would move back in on its prey. This strategy was also used by the Saber-Tooth
In 1924, Henry Fairfield Osborn, then President of the Museum of Natural History, coined the name “Velociraptor” because of its ability to run and run fast, as well as its carnivorous diet it took in. There are two species of Velociraptor. The most typical is the V. Mongoliensis and the newly-introduced, V. Osmolskae, which was only found and identified in 2008.
Because the dinosaur had feathers, many experts believed that while …show more content…
In popular-culture, Velociraptors are known to the public for their role played in Jurassic World. A fun fact about the movie, however: As I mentioned earlier, the Velociraptor was covered in feathers, and not scales like in the movie, Jurassic World. Velociraptors also only stood two-feet tall, unlike in the movie where they look a lot larger than human life, whereas they are actually smaller than many young children. In fact, the raptors in the movie were actually modeled after a slightly-larger dinosaur, Deinonychus, which is a relative to the Velociraptor. Getting into the physical aspects of the Velociraptor, as stated earlier, this dinosaur stood at only two-feet tall, which was much smaller than the movie’s representation. A typical Velociraptor was actually only about as tall as a large chicken. The Velociraptor had a unique s-curve in its body, stretching from the bottom of the body to its head. The head of a Velociraptor was an egg-shape, spanning around nine-inches long. This dinosaur had thin legs to allow for quick-running to catch prey, and whatever else it needed. The Velociraptor stood on its two feet and was a very good …show more content…
It had three-inch long claws on its hind-feet that were used to stab and and disembody any prey in its sight. Those hind-claws had talons on the second toe of each foot, which remained facing upwards so as to not let prey escape their grasp. The Velociraptor was notorious for sneaking up on prey and attacking. It would then withdraw to a safer distance and wait while its victim bled to death. After the prey was dead, the Velociraptor would move back in on its prey. This strategy was also used by the Saber-Tooth