Velociraptor

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phylum Chordata Velociraptor is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71 million years ago. Smaller than other dromaeosaurids like Deinonychus and Achillobator, Velociraptor nevertheless shared many of the same anatomical features. It was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to kill its prey. Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout.

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clade Diapsida
infraclass Dinosauria
order Saurischia
Suborder Theropoda
family Dromaeosauridae
genus Velociraptor
Period Late Cretaceous

Velociraptor Skeleton

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