Velociraptor mongoliensis Skeleton

Velociraptor mongoliensis skeleton plaque. Fossil replica.

* Hand Painted
* Skull Length: 10 in L, 3.4 in W
* Skull to claw. 38 in L, 22 in W, 3.8 in H
* Panel: 40.8 in L, 23 in W
* Panel weight: 31 Lbs.
* Museum quality
* Cast in durable polyurethane resins.
* Made in USA

Velociraptor is one of the most bird-like dinosaurs ever discovered. It was small and fast, and the sickle-shaped claw on the second toe of each foot made it a formidable predator. A special bone in its wrist allowed it to swivel its wrist sideways in a flapping motion and to fold its arm against its body like a bird. This motion allowed it to snap its arms forward to grab fleeing prey and is an important part of the flight stroke in modern birds.

A member of the Dromaeosauridae family of small- to medium-sized birdlike dinosaurs, Velociraptor was roughly the size of a small turkey and smaller than others in this family of dinosaurs, which included Deinonychus and Achillobator. Adult Velociraptors grew up to 6.8 feet (2 meters) long, 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) tall at the hip and weighed up to 33 lbs. (15 kilograms).

Speed: 40 mph (Maximum)
Lived: 100.5 million years ago - 66 million years ago (Cretaceous - Maastrichtian)
Scientific name: Velociraptor (Swift seizer)
Extinction status: Extinct Fossils: IGM 100/981, Ichabodcraniosaurus, IGM 100/982, GIN 100/25