velociraptor facts
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• The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’. • Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago). • The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie portrayal. • A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb). • The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet. • The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.TRANSCRIPT
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Velociraptor Facts
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The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’.
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Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago).
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The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie portrayal
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A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m (1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb).
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The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet.
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The Velociraptor may have been able to run up to roughly 40 mph (60 km/hr) for short bursts.
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The Most Dangerous And Intelligent Animal
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The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
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