It was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot, which is thought to have been used to tackle and restrain prey. Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout.

Dec 7, 2012 · Some researchers, such as Phil Manning and collaborators, have even argued that the claws of Velociraptor and related dinosaurs were best suited to scaling tree trunks–a conclusion consistent...

Mar 18, 2016 · 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...

Mar 18, 2025 · Velociraptor was smaller than Deinonychus, reaching a length of only 1.8 metres (6 feet) and perhaps weighing no more than 45 kg (100 pounds). Velociraptor appears to have been a swift, agile predator of small herbivores.

Nov 18, 2020 · Still, Velociraptors are often likened to birds of prey such as eagles and hawks because of the long claw protruding from the second toe of each foot. Although scientists once theorized the claws...

May 28, 2024 · Velociraptors were small, turkey-sized dinosaurs with a sickle-shaped claw on each foot, used to pierce and grip prey. Despite their portrayal in movies, they were feathered and more similar in size to modern birds than to large predatory dinosaurs.

Dec 14, 2011 · The giant killer claws of dinosaurs such as Velociraptor might have been employed much as birds of prey use similar talons — as hooks to keep victims from escaping, researchers say. The discovery...

Velociraptor was a small dinosaur, standing at around 6 feet in length and 1.6 feet in height at the hip. It weighed around 15 kilograms, which is about the size of a modern-day turkey. One of the most distinctive physical characteristics of Velociraptor was the sickle-shaped claws on its …

We now know it belonged to the second toe of Velociraptor 's foot. It was a predator's perfect weapon and could grow to more than 6.5 centimetres around its outer edge. 'People have traditionally thought of the foot claw as a disembowelling tool,' says David, 'but …

One famous specimen shows a Velociraptor locked in combat with a four-legged, plant eathing dinosaur called Protoceratops. The foot cast by PaleoScene was made from a mold of the actual fossil, and was painted to create a natural and realistic appearance.