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DeinonychusDR
DeinonychusDR
Full name: Deinonychus antirrhopus Deinonychus (meaning "terrible claw") is a genus of carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur. It lived during the early Cretaceous Period, about 115-108 million years ago (from the mid-Aptian to early Albian stages). Fossils have been found from the U.S. states of Montana, Wyoming, and Oklahoma, though teeth that may belong to Deinonychus have been found much farther east in Maryland. Deinonychus remains have been found closely associated with those of the ornithopod Tenontosaurus. Teeth discovered associated with Tenontosaurus specimens imply it was hunted or at least scavenged upon by Deinonychus. Deinonychus was 3.4 meters (11.1 ft) long. No feathers have ever been found in association with fossils of Deinonychus. Nonetheless, the evidence suggests that the Dromaeosauridae, including Deinonychus, had feathers.Phylogenetically, the Deinonychosauria represent the group of non-avian dinosaurs most closely related to birds. Deinonychus is one of the best-known dromaeosaurids,and is a close relative of the smaller Velociraptor, found in younger, Late Cretaceous-age rock formations in Central Asia.
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