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Name
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Velociraptor
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Meaning
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Quick plunderer
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Pronunciation
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Vel-oh-see-rap-tor
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Found in
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Mongolia, Asia
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Anatomy
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Its head was
about 7 inches (18 cm) long.
Flat
snout
Long jaws Sharp
teeth Curved teeth in a long, some of the teeth were over an inch (2.5
cm) long.
Shorter front
legs with three claws
Large brain cavity
Longer hind legs
with powerful muscles
This predator
had an s-shaped neck, long thin legs, and arms with three-fingered clawed
hands and four-toed clawed feet. Third and forth toes used to bear weight.
The second toe had a long sharp curved claw. This toe was lifted back while
running
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Length
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1.8 meters
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Height
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1 meter
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Weight (mass)
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7 to 15 kilograms
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Locomotion
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Bipedal
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Food preference
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Carnivore (proceratops)
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Time period
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Late cretaceous
(about 70 million years ago.)
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Type of hip
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Lizard hipped
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Dinosaur group
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Surischia
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Remains
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