Deinonychus


A model of this small, Lower Cretaceous, saurischian dinosaur. It was carnivorous and used its long, clawed hands to grasp its prey. Lived about 144 million years ago.


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Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
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