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.

Common misspellings: Rapter, Dromiosaur, Dromaosaur, Dromiasaur.

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	SUPER RARE GIANT VELOCIRAPTORINE "RAPTOR" HAND CLAW FROM HELL CREEK, UNITED STATES - Hell Creek - Butte County, South Dakota, U.S.A. 3" long! on the dorsal curve $5950 DC6-011 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	VELOCIRAPTORINE DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" KILLING CLAW - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco 1.5" long on the dorsal curve $1650 DC6-001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	VELOCIRAPTORINE DROMAEOSAUR "RAPTOR" FOOT CLAW FROM HELL CREEK - Hell Creek Formation - Montana, U.S.A. 1.5" long on the dorsal curve $1495 DC6-012 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOE CLAW - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco 1.3" long along the dorsal curve $1150 DC14 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " FOSSIL SET OF RARE BONES AND TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .75" tooth with bones ranging in length from 2.65" - 1.1" long $395 DT6-083 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " CLAW AND TOE BONE SET - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco 1" claw long along the dorsal curve, toe bone .8" long $445 DC6-009 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GRADE LARGE WHITE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH WITH SHARP TIP - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .8" long along the leading curve $175 DT6-089 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GRADE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .65" long along the leading curve $140 DT6-086 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GRADE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $140 DT6-085 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GRADE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " DINOSAUR TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .65" long along the leading curve $145 DT6-082 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GRADE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $135 DT6-063 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	TOP GEM GRADE INTACT DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem Beds, Morocco .65" long along the leading curve $175 DT6-059 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH WITH BEAUTIFUL GOLDEN ORANGE-GRAINED ENAMEL - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .75" long along the leading curve $165 DT6-088 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH WITH BEAUTIFUL SALMON RED GRAIN ENAMEL - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .7" long along the leading curve $145 DT6-087 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH WITH SPOTTED IVORY WHITE ENAMEL - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .75" long along the leading curve $145 DT6-084 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*
	DROMAEOSAUR " RAPTOR " TOOTH - Tegana Formation - Kem Kem, Morocco .55" long along the leading curve $145 DT6-012 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX *Actual Item - One Only*
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