0.9" Raptor Theropod Fossil Bone Cretaceous Dinosaur Judith River FM MT COA Display

Location: Judith River Formation, Montana (Private Land Origin)

Weight: 0.3 Ounces 

Dimensions: 0.9 Inches Long, 0.6 Inches Wide, 0.2 Inches Thick

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Cretaceous Age 100.5 - 66 million years old.

Raptors were carnivorous dinosaurs that lived during the Cretaceous Period, approximately 100.5 to 66 million years ago. The first remains of this species were discovered by Peter Kaisen in the Gobi Desert on August 11, 1923. A year later, it was officially named Velociraptor, a name derived from the Latin words “Velox,” meaning “swift,” and “Raptor,” meaning “thief” or “robber.”

Although Velociraptor gained worldwide fame through the Jurassic Park film series, the creatures shown in the movies differ greatly from the real dinosaur. The film’s depiction was actually based on a larger relative known as Deinonychus, not the true Velociraptor. In reality, Velociraptors were much smaller—about the size of a turkey—and were covered in feathers, not scales. They stood just over 3 feet tall, weighed around 30 pounds, and were far from the man-sized, reptilian predators portrayed on screen.

Another interesting fact about this dinosaur is that it isn’t believed to have been as fast as it was shown in the Jurassic Park films. In fact, most scientists think that these dinosaurs could run at a top speed of around 40 miles per hour. Much slower than a cheetah (60 mph) or a lion (50 mph), although it is considerably faster than a human at top speed (28 mph).

Recent research suggests that Velociraptor likely hunted and scavenged small animals. Its diet probably included reptiles, small mammals, insects, and smaller dinosaurs. Although movies often depict it as an aggressive hunter, it was probably more of a scavenger than a hunter.