Deinonychus

Deinonychus

Deinonychus

Pronunciation: die-NON-ih-kus

Meaning: Terrible Claw

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Cretaceous

Period

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Carnivore

Diet

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Predatory Dinosaur

Category

📏 Size

3.4m

Length

1m

Height

73kg

Weight

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📖 About this dinosaur

Deinonychus was an intelligent hunter with a large, sickle-shaped claw on each foot.

Did you know?

  • 💡It probably hunted in packs!
  • 💡Its claw was 13 cm long.
  • 💡It was the inspiration for the Velociraptors in the movies.

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