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Deinonychus

Deinonychus is a predatory dinosaur with sickle-claws on its feet. The dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, though called Velociraptor, were actually based on Deinonychus.

Deinonychus antirrhopus (Ostrum, 1969)

Skull length : 410 mm.
Total length : 3.4 m.
Hip height : 0.87 m.
Weight : 73 kilograms

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