DROMAEOSAUR RAPTOR FOSSILS TOOTH TEETH BONE CLAW

Dromaeosaur " Raptor "

"Running Lizard"

CRETACEOUS: 115 - 66 million years ago

The dromaeosaurs are popularly known (especially in the movie "Jurassic Park") as "raptors", a group of fascinating extinct creatures. Raptors ranged in size from the size of a small dog on up to 30 feet long! They are therapods that possessed specialized features: a well-developed slashing talon on their second toe, a stiffened tail, and large grasping hands.

The "killing claw" of raptors was a terrifying and incredibly efficient weapon. As they moved, it was held off the ground. When the muscles of the toe were contracted, the claw swept down quickly, providing for a powerful slash that may have been able to disembowel prey swiftly. The stiffened tail would have been good to stabilize the body while the grasping arms and jaws held onto the prey for balance. It has been suggested that raptors could have performed leaps onto large prey and used all four limbs to rip wounds in them.

Raptors were ferocious predators that some scientists believe hunted in packs and attacked much larger dinosaurs by slashing their underbellies. It is also believed that they were similar to lions in predatory behavior, preferring ambushes and quick chases using their high maneuverability along with strategic pack-hunting tactics. A human could be torn to shreds by a pack of raptors in less than 30 seconds.

Recent discoveries in China have shown feathered species existed. This has revolutionized paleontologists' view of what not only these creatures could have looked like when alive, but of possible plumage on other therapod dinosaurs. Dromaeosaurs share other characteristics with birds and theories now place these vicious predators as being the earliest ancestors of birds.

Dromaeosaurs first evolved in the Early Cretaceous and survived right up to the end of the Late Cretaceous suggesting they were adaptable and capable hunters, surviving such a prolonged period yet, remaining virtually unchanged in overall design.

Dromaeosaur remains have been found in North America, Europe, North Africa, Japan, Mongolia and Argentina.

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	SUPREME GRADE SAURORNITHOLESTES DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" DINOSAUR TOOTH FROM HELL CREEK - Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota (Harding County), U.S.A. .55" long along the leading curve $365 DT6-119 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	RARE SAURORNITHOLESTES DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" DINOSAUR TOOTH FROM HELL CREEK - Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota (Harding County), U.S.A. .35" long along the leading curve $195 DT6-120 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	RARE SAURORNITHOLESTES DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" DINOSAUR TOOTH FROM HELL CREEK - Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota (Harding County), U.S.A. .25" long along the leading curve $195 DT6-116 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	FINE GRADE RARE COMPLETE RICHARDOESTESIA DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" DINOSAUR FOSSIL TOOTH - Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota (Harding County), U.S.A. .5" long $195 DT6-118 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	RARE PARTIALLY DIGESTED INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH FROM BEING SWALLOWED DURING FEEDING - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $175 DT6-106 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $135 DT6-111 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $170 DT6-110 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .4" long along the leading curve $125 DT6-103 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	IVORY WHITE WITH WINE RED COLOR DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .65" long along the leading curve $165 DT6-102 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $165 DT6-095 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $145 DT6-078 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
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