Term 1 Inquiry Project

Details :

Name: Velociraptor or Raptor or Swift Thief

Abilities: Sickle claw or killer claws

Looks: Has a skin colour that blends in the bush

Height: 2m 6.6ft in length

Weight: 15 kgs and 33lb

Preys:

Diet: Carnivore feeds on meat

Discovered: 1924

Lived: 65 - 75 million years ago`

Velociraptor F acts:

A Velociraptor existed 73 million years ago and it is the same size as a turkey. The Velociraptor uses its claws from its legs to kill there preys and it is also first ever reptile to be found dead in the Mongolia desert-1992. Velociraptor eats fly birds that are big and large, also keep claws closed and sharp on them so they would not escape.

Discoveries:

The fossils, unearthed from a red sandstone mound in Inner Mongolia and China in 2008 consist of a collection of heavily eroded Protoceratops Bones with two small, curved, serrated teeth that belonged either to Velociraptor or a close relative. Back when they lived roughly 65 million to 70 million years ago, the area was probably a scrubby desert with lots of sand and rocks and not too much vegetation, though there were bodies of water, with life quite lush closer to the rivers.

When did it live:

Velociraptor roamed the Earth about 85.8 million to 70.6 million years ago during the end of the Cretaceous Period. Velociraptor is one of the most bird-like dinosaurs ever discovered. It was small and fast, and the sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot made it a formidable predator. A special bone in its wrist allowed it to swivel its wrist sideways in a flapping motion and to fold its arm against its body like a bird. This motion allowed it to snap its arms forward to grab fleeing prey and is an important part of the flight stroke in modern birds.