Velociraptor mongoliensis

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Velociraptor_mongoliensis
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur
gptkbp:actualSizeComparedToMovie smaller than depicted in Jurassic Park
gptkbp:clade gptkb:Eumaniraptora
gptkb:Paraves
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Jurassic_Park_(fictionalized)
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Henry_Fairfield_Osborn
gptkbp:describedYear 1924
gptkbp:diet gptkb:carnivore
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Mongolia
gptkbp:family gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:fossil numerous partial skeletons
gptkbp:fossilCollector gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History_expedition
gptkbp:fossilDiscoveryYear 1923
gptkbp:fossilRange gptkb:Campanian
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Djadokhta_Formation
gptkb:Barun_Goyot_Formation
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkbp:geologicalAge gptkb:Campanian_stage
gptkbp:holotype gptkb:IGM_100/982
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Velociraptor mongoliensis
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Mongolia
gptkbp:livedApproximately 75 million years ago
gptkbp:location gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Djadokhta_Formation,_Mongolia
gptkbp:motility bipedal
gptkbp:nameMeaning swift seizer
gptkbp:notableFeature long, stiffened tail
sickle-shaped claw on second toe
feathered body
gptkbp:notableFor agility
intelligence (inferred)
pack hunting (hypothesized)
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Fighting_Dinosaurs_specimen
gptkbp:numberOfClawsOnFoot four
gptkbp:numberOfClawsOnHand three
gptkbp:order gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:plumage yes
gptkbp:predators gptkb:Protoceratops
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Deinonychus
gptkb:Microraptor
gptkb:Utahraptor
gptkbp:residesIn gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:size about 2 meters long
about 0.5 meters tall at the hip
gptkbp:species mongoliensis
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Theropoda
gptkbp:tailLength balance
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkbp:weight about 15 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Velociraptor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5