Height: 2.5 feet (0.8 meters)

Length: 5.9 feet (1.8 meters)

Weight: 200 pounds (113 kg)

Period: Late Cretaceous

Found in Mongolia, China and Russia, Velociraptor was a ferocious predator with the second toe of each foot bearing a formidably large, retractable claw. Velociraptor was similar in appearance to the larger Deinonychus and the much larger Utahraptor. Like Deinonychus and possibly Utahraptor, it may have hunted in packs -- although Velociraptor and Utahraptor fossils have never been found in groups like Deinonychus. Velociraptor was not as fast as a cheetah, nor as smart as a chimpanzee, as suggested in the movie Jurassic Park.

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Dinosaur pictures by Joe Tucciarone, http://members.aol.com/Dinoplanet/dinosaur.html, used by permission.