Lets learn about dinosaurs - Velociraptor - Random facts for little kids
The next dinosaur we will learn about is not as big as the T-Rex, but do not make the mistake to think tat this dinosaur was not vicious in attacking its prey.
The velociraptor was about 2m long, 0.5m tall and weighed 15 kg or so.
- What is the meaning of 'Velociraptor'?
- When did they live?
- Were they big?
- How do we know these dinosaurs had feathers?
- Did they fly? How did they move an how fast could they move?
- What did the claws look like?
- Who found the first fossil?
The back feet were 'sickle shaped' which mean they could use it to attack and kill their prey, since the claws were very sharp.
In 1922 the first fossil of a Raptor was found in the Gobi desert. Have a look at the picture below, that is the most famous dinosaur fossil ever found.
This picture shows a replica of an amazing fossil that captured a Velociraptor and Protoceratops fighting in the heat of battle. The fossil was discovered in 1971 in Mongolia and is considered a national treasure by the country
The NBA basketball of Toronto is known as the 'Toronto Raptors' and both their name and logo were inspired by this dinosaur.
