Deinonychus antirrhopus

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Paraves
gptkbp:closelyRelatedTo gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkb:Utahraptor
gptkb:Achillobator
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:John_H._Ostrom
gptkbp:describedYear 1969
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Montana
gptkb:Oklahoma
gptkb:Wyoming
gptkbp:egg_evidence no direct evidence
gptkbp:estimated_length 3.4 meters
gptkbp:estimated_weight 70 kilograms
gptkbp:family gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1969
gptkbp:fossil extinct
gptkbp:fossilRange Aptian to Albian
gptkbp:fossils_found_in gptkb:Cloverly_Formation
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Deinonychus
gptkbp:geologicalAge 115–108 million years ago
gptkbp:holotype_specimen gptkb:YPM_5205
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deinonychus antirrhopus
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:dinosaur_renaissance
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:Velociraptors_in_Jurassic_Park
gptkbp:location gptkb:Montana,_USA
gptkbp:motility bipedal
gptkbp:nameMeaning gptkb:terrible_claw
gptkbp:notableFeature long, stiffened tail
large sickle-shaped claw on second toe
gptkbp:number_of_teeth ~70
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:paleontological_significance changed views on dinosaur metabolism and activity
gptkbp:possible_feathered yes (inferred from relatives)
gptkbp:possible_prey gptkb:Tenontosaurus
gptkbp:possible_social_behavior pack hunting
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Ostrom,_J.H._1969._Osteology_of_Deinonychus_antirrhopus,_an_unusual_theropod_from_the_Lower_Cretaceous_of_Montana.
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Early_Cretaceous
gptkbp:skull_length ~410 mm
gptkbp:specimens_housed_at gptkb:Yale_Peabody_Museum
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Theropoda
gptkbp:tail_function balance and agility
gptkbp:type_specimen_found_by Barnum Brown (initially)
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Deinonychus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Theropoda
gptkb:Deinonychus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6