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Dromaeosauridae

Dromaeosauridae (/ˌdrɒmi.əˈsɔːrɪdiː/) is a family of feathered coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. They were generally small to medium-sized feathered carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous period. The name Dromaeosauridae means 'running lizards', from Greek δρομαῖος (dromaîos), meaning 'running at full speed', 'swift', and σαῦρος (saûros), meaning…

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related to Taxonomy · 26
Dromaeosauridae → All, Another, Barnum Brown, Buitreraptor, Deinodontidae, Deinonychus, Dromaeosaurinae, Dromaeosaurus, Eudromaeosauria, Halszkaraptorinae, Like, Microraptoria, One, Phylogeny, Rahonavis, Saurornitholestes, Saurornitholestinae, The, The Dromaeosaurinae, This
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Dromaeosauridae → DePalma, Dromaeosaurus, Makovicky, Microraptor, Microraptorinae, Ornithomimus, Passer, Paul Sereno, Senter, Sereno, TaxonSearch, The, The Microraptoria, Theropod Working Group, Troodon, Turner, Unenlagia, Unenlagiinae, Velociraptor
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Dromaeosauridae → American Museum, California Berkeley Museum, Complete, Curator, Dinosaur-world, Dinosaurs, Matthew, Natural History, New York, Originally, Paleontology, The Dromaeosauridae, The Raptors, University, Vertebrate Paleontology
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Dromaeosauridae → As, Aves, Avialae, Dromaeosaurids, Hwang, In, Mark Norell, Norell, The, They

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finding food.FeedingDromaeosaurid feeding was discovered to be typical of coelurosaurian theropodsinstance ofprobably reflecting the importance of the olfactory sense in the daily activities of dromaeosaurids0.80text
with a characteristicinstance ofprobably reflecting the importance of the olfactory sense in the daily activities of dromaeosaurids0.80text
Dromaeosaurusinstance ofThe same study also indicated that dromaeosaurids0.80text
Saurornitholestesinstance ofThe same study also indicated that dromaeosaurids0.80text
the Bowed Threat Displayinstance ofand in agonistic displays0.80text
Achillobator retained highly curved claws when they were too large to have climbed treesinstance ofgigantic dromaeosaurids0.80text
Rahonavisinstance ofSenter suggested that small dromaeosaurids0.80text
Buitreraptor were small enough to be partial insectivoresinstance ofSenter suggested that small dromaeosaurids0.80text
while larger genera such as Deinonychusinstance ofSenter suggested that small dromaeosaurids0.80text
Neuquenraptor could have used this ability to catch vertebrate prey residing in insect nestsinstance ofSenter suggested that small dromaeosaurids0.80text
restraining preyinstance ofthe sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles0.80text
stabbing prey at close quartersinstance ofthe sickle claws were more likely to be useful in flexed leg angles0.80text

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