Dromaeosaurus

Pronunciation:
DROM-ee-oh-saw-russ
Name meaning:
'running lizard'
Type of dinosaur:
small theropod
Length:
1.8m
Weight:
15kg
Diet:
carnivorous
Teeth:
small, razor-sharp, backward-curving teeth
Food:
vertebrates
How it moved:
on 2 legs
When it lived:
Late Cretaceous, 76-74 million years ago
Found in:
Canada,
USA

The back foot of this dinosaur had a large claw for kicking.

Taxonomic details

Taxonomy:
Dinosauria, Saurischia, Theropoda, Dromaeosauridae
Named by:
Matthew and Brown (1922)
Type species:
albertensis