Deinonychus antirrhopus

deinonychus

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.

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