Deinonychus Claw

Deinonychus Claw. Fossil replica. Scientific name: Deinonychus (Terrible claw)

* Hand Painted Dinosaur Claw
* Measures 4.75 in. Along the Curve

Deinonychus antirrhopus, (genus Deinonychus), long-clawed carnivorous dinosaurs that flourished in western North America during the Early Cretaceous Period (145.5 million to 99.6 million years ago). A member of the dromaeosaur group, Deinonychus was bipedal, walking on two legs, as did all theropod dinosaurs. Its principal killing devices were large sicklelike talons 13 cm (5 inches) long on the second toe of each foot. The slender, outstretched tail was enclosed in bundles of bony rods. These extensions of the tail vertebrae were ideal for helping the animal maintain balance as it ran or attacked prey.