Velociraptor
This article was originally posted at Amazing Zoology . View original article at http://amzoo.in/b9f0d Name: Velociraptor (Swift seize.r) Phonetic: Vell-oss-e-rap-tor. Named By: Henry Fairfield Osborn - 1924. Classification: Chordata, Reptilia, Dinosauria, Saurischia Theropoda Tetanurae Coelurosauria Dromaeosauridae. Species: V. mongoliensis, V. osmolskae. Type: Carnivore. Size: 2 meters long. Known locations: Mongolia, Barun Goyot Formation, Djadochta Formation. Time period: Campanian of the Cretaceous. Fossil representation: Many fossilised skeletons. The overall appearance of Velociraptor was that of a lightweight bipedal hunter built for speed, unlike other known Dromaeosaurids by having an upturned snout at the front of a long, low skull. The skull was filled with small te...