http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/dinosaurs/velociraptor.html
Although it featured some nasty looking claws, the Velociraptor was
actually a lot smaller than it was portrayed in the movie Jurassic
Park, more the size of a turkey than a human. Read on to find out where
their fossils have been found, which NBA team is named after them and
more.
-The name Velociraptor means ‘swift seizer’.
-Velociraptor lived in the late Cretaceous Period (around 73 million years ago).
-The Velociraptor played a large role in the Jurassic Park movies but
was often shown inaccurately. Rather than being a larger, human sized
dinosaur, the Velociraptor was around the size of a Turkey. It is also
believed to have had feathers that were not shown in the movie
portrayal.
-A fully grown Velociraptor could grow up to 2m (6.6ft) in length, 0.5m
(1.6ft) in height at the hip and weigh up to 15kg (33lb).
-The Velociraptor is thought to have killed its prey with sickle shaped claws on its rear feet.
-The first known Velociraptor fossil was found in the Mongolian Gobi Desert in 1922.
-One of the most famous dinosaur fossils ever found features a Velociraptor in the middle of battle with a Protoceratops.
-The NBA basketball team based in Toronto, Canada, are known as the
Toronto Raptors. Both their team name and logo are based on the popular
dinosaur.
