Dromaeosaurus
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Dromaeosaurus was a small, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, closely related to other “raptor” dinosaurs and known for its sickle-shaped toe claw and likely agile, predatory lifestyle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coelurosaurian dinosaur
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dromaeosaurid dinosaur ⓘ prehistoric carnivorous animal ⓘ theropod dinosaur ⓘ |
| belongsToSubfamily | Dromaeosaurinae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodySize | small ⓘ |
| clade |
Coelurosauria
NERFINISHED
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Deinonychosauria NERFINISHED ⓘ Paraves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Deinonychus
NERFINISHED
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Saurornitholestes NERFINISHED ⓘ Velociraptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalLifestyle | agile ground-dwelling predator ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | about 15 kilograms ⓘ |
| family | Dromaeosauridae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilFormation | Dinosaur Park Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilProvinceOrState | Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | known primarily from fragmentary remains ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Campanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Late Cretaceous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| likelyHuntingStrategy | active predation on small to medium-sized vertebrates ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedBy |
Barnum Brown
NERFINISHED
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William Diller Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAnatomicalFeature |
relatively robust skull for a dromaeosaurid
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sharp serrated teeth ⓘ sickle-shaped enlarged second toe claw ⓘ stiffened tail used for balance ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailFunction | balance and agility during movement ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| temporalRangeEnd | about 72 million years ago ⓘ |
| temporalRangeStart | about 76 million years ago ⓘ |
| toeClawFunction | grasping or slashing prey ⓘ |
| toothMorphology | relatively large teeth with strong serrations ⓘ |
| trophicRole | predator ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Dromaeosaurus albertensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1922 ⓘ |
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