(DIE-non-e-cuss)
Meat-eater
10 feet long
Early Cretaceous, 115 million years ago
Western North America
Deinonychus was a man-sized “raptor.” It had sharp teeth but probably killed withthe single big claw on each of its hands and feet. Deinonychus should have beenthe real bad guy in Jurassic Park. He It was the same size. Velociraptor in real lifewas the size of a poodle.
