VELOCIRAPTOR

Swift thief/robber

Velociraptor means "swift thief". Velociraptor was a small dinosaur that could run fast (up to about 64 km/h (40 mph)). It also could jump about 10 feet straight up. Velociraptor was a theropod. The theropods were a group of dinosaurs that walked on two legs. This group of dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds. Velociraptor brains were bigger than most other dinosaurs compared to the size of their bodies. Velociraptor was a smart dinosaur for its time.

The first Velociraptor was discovered by the paleontologist Peter Kaisen in the Mongolia desert in 1923. A paleontologist is a scientist that studies dinosaurs. The first fossils found were a skull with jaws and some toes with a claw. The skull was found next to a Protoceratops skull.

Length : 2 meters (6 ft) | Height : 0.5 meter (1.5 ft)