Velociraptor

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Velociraptor was a small, slender dinosaur that stood just three feet tall and weighed as much as an average dog. However, it had lethal claws and one of the highest brain-to-body weight ratios of any dinosaur. These and other features of its skeletal remains show it was an agile and aggressive predator.

Genus Name: Velociraptor ("speedy raider")
Type Species: * V. mongoliensis (Osborn, 1924)
Length: 6.5 feet (2 meters)
Weight: 15-33 pounds (7-15 kilograms)
Time: 85 million years ago (Late Cretaceous)
Place: China and Mongolia
Diet: meat-eater (carnivore)