What is a dromaeosaur?
Q: What is a dromaeosaur?
A: A dromaeosaur is a family of bird-like theropod dinosaurs that includes the famous Velociraptor and Deinonychus.
Q: When did dromaeosaurs first appear?
A: Dromaeosaurs first appeared in the Middle Jurassic, 167 million years ago (mya).
Q: How big were they?
A: Dromaeosaurs were small to medium-sized feathered carnivores.
Q: What do they commonly called?
A: They are often called raptors, a term popularized by the movie Jurassic Park.
Q: Where did they live?
A: Dromaeosaurs had a world-wide distribution. They were found in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
Q: What was their primary food source?
A: Dromaeosaurs were fast-running predators and primarily ate meat.
Q: When did they become extinct?
A: They survived until the end of the Cretaceous, 65.5 mya at the K/T extinction event.
