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Velociraptor (/ v ə ˌ l ɒ s ɪ ˈ r æ p t ər, v ə ˈ l ɒ s ɪ r æ p t ər /; [1] lit. ' swift thief ') is a genus of small dromaeosaurid dinosaurs that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 75 million to 71 million years ago. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the past.
Spinosaurus (/ ˌ s p aɪ n ə ˈ s ɔːr ə s /; lit. ' spine lizard ') is a genus of spinosaurid dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa during the Cenomanian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, about 100 to 94 million years ago. The genus was known first from Egyptian remains discovered in 1912 and described by German ...
Bonaparte originally assigned Velocisaurus to a family of its own, the Velocisauridae.A study of theropod relationships by Fernando Novas and Sebastian Apesteguia in 2003 showed that Velocisaurus was a close relative of the strange ceratosaur Masiakasaurus.
As most dinosaur paleontologists have advocated a shift away from traditional, ranked Linnaean taxonomy in favor of rankless phylogenetic systems, [3] few ranked taxonomies of dinosaurs have been published since the 1980s.
The fossil of a Velociraptor fighting a Protoceratops shows that the Velociraptor pierced the neck of its prey, possibly to impale the arteries or the vein. Velociraptor's wings were used for balance and agility, much like the wings of an African ostrich. Along with its claws, Velociraptor's teeth were useful weapons.
The largest carnivorous dinosaur was Spinosaurus, reaching a length of 12.6 to 18 meters (41 to 59 ft) and weighing 7 to 20.9 metric tons (7.7 to 23.0 short tons). [154] [155] Other large carnivorous theropods included Giganotosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and Tyrannosaurus. [155] Therizinosaurus and Deinocheirus were among the tallest of the ...
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Articles related to the Spinosauridae, a clade or family of tetanuran theropod dinosaurs comprising ten to seventeen known genera.Spinosaurid fossils have been recovered worldwide, including Africa, Europe, South America and Asia.