DEINONYCHUS
First discovered in 1964 in Montana,DEINONYCHUS
was a bipedal carnivore with a large scythe-like claw
on each foot. It is believed that these dinosaurs
may have hunted in packs, due to the fact that many
skeletons were discovered together. The brain was
large for a dinosaur of this size, and it was probably
quite intelligent. Because of this, its razor sharp
claws and pack behavior, Deinonychus must have been
one of the most terrifying animals to live in the
Cretaceous period.
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| ORDER |
Saurischia |
| SUBORDER |
Theropoda |
| FAMILY |
Dromaeosauridae |
| GENUS |
Deinonychus |
| DIET |
Carnivorous |
| SIZE |
10 feet long, 5 feet
high, 170 lbs. |
| PERIOD |
Mid Cretaceous |
| RANGE |
North America |
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