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It is not known for certain. The feathers were likely used in part for insulation and possibly display. Some have suggested the large, well developed feathers on the arms and tail were used to help the animal steer while running. Another article suggests velociraptor flapped its arms like wings to help balance when subduing prey.
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Witch scientist found the velociraptor?
Roy Chapman Andrews discovered Velociraptor mongoliensis in 1922 and named it in 1924.
What is this new species of Velociraptor?
In 2008, a new species of Velociraptor was discovered in the Chinese region called Inner Mongolia. The new species is called Velociraptor osmolskae. The other species of Velociraptor is Velociraptor mongoliensis.
What does vielociraptor mean?
The genus name Velociraptor means "fast raider." Its species name, mongoliensis, refers to the fact that its fossils were discovered in Mongolia. Velociraptor mongoliensis lived between 75 and 71 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous.
What is the most ugly dinosaur?
Ugliness, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. However, given contemporary standards and recent depictions, I'd say Velociraptor mongoliensis would be a strong contender.
Did the dinosaurs have feathers in the past NOT birds?
Yes. More and more dinosaurs that are not birds are being found to have had feathers. In fact, velociraptor had feathers.
What dinosaurs have feathers?
a few are t rex,microraptor,velociraptor,troodon,caudipteryx, and archaeopteryx
When do you capitalize dinosaur names?
Dinosaur names are typically capitalized when they refer to a specific genus or species, such as "Tyrannosaurus rex" or "Velociraptor mongoliensis." However, when referring to dinosaurs in a more general sense (e.g. "the carnivorous dinosaurs"), they are not capitalized.
What fossil proved that dinosaurs had feathers?
The first dinosaur discovered to have had feathers was Archaeopteryx. Later finds found that many other dinosaurs including Velociraptor, Yutyrannus, and Anchiornis are known to have had feathers.
What is velociraptor it famous for?
Velociraptor is famous for its appearance in the movie Jurassic Park where the dinosaurs were among the primary antagonists. Two things that should be noted are that velociraptor was not nearly as big as it was shown in the movie, and since the movie was made has been discovered to have had feathers.
Did the velociraptor have things on the head?
Velociraptor didn't have any crests, horns, or other head ornamentation. However, they were feathered and it is possible that they had colorful head a maybe even a crest made of feathers.
What is a detailed description of the velociraptor?
Velociraptor was a 6 foot long, 2 foot tall, 33 lb, bipedal dinosaur. On the innermost of the three toes of each foot, it had a large sickle claw. Velociraptor had well developed arms with three clawed fingers on each hand. They had a long, narrow, somewhat flat head. They were covered in feathers, and they had long feathers on their arms that made their arms look like miniature wings.
What is the description of the velociraptor?
Velociraptor was a 6 foot long, 2 foot tall, 33 lb, bipedal dinosaur. On the innermost of the three toes of each foot, it had a large sickle claw. Velociraptor had well developed arms with three clawed fingers on each hand. They had a long, narrow, somewhat flat head. They were covered in feathers, and they had long feathers on their arms that made their arms look like miniature wings.
