Deinonychus antirrhopus
Deinonychus antirrhopus
Pronunciation: dye-NON-ick-us, ant-er-ROPE-us
Meaning of name: Terrible claw, counterbalanced
Length: 9.5 feet (3 meters)
Weight: Estimated 175 pounds (80 kg)
Diet: Meat
Range: North America (Montana, Wyoming)
Age: Early Cretaceous, 115-105 million years ago
What's Real?: This is a cast of the original fossil material at Yale University.
What is it? Deinonychus is a theropod dinosaur.