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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Sabelko, Rebecca, author.
Title: Velociraptor / by Rebecca Sabelko.
Description: Minneapolis, MN : Bellwether Media, Inc., [2020] | Series: Epic: The World of Dinosaurs |
Audience: Ages 7-12. | Audience: Grades 2 to 7. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identiers: LCCN 2019002816 (print) | LCCN 2019009548 (ebook) |
ISBN 9781618916631 (ebook) | ISBN 9781644870914 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN 9781618917386 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Velociraptor--Juvenile literature. | Dinosaurs--Juvenile literature.
Classication: LCC QE862.S3 (ebook) | LCC QE862.S3 S23255 2020 (print) | DDC 567.912--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019002816
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The World of the velociraptor
What Was the velociraptor?
Diet and Defenses
Fossils and Extinction
Get to Know the velociraptor
Glossa ry
To Learn More
Index
Ta ble of
Contents
The velociraptor was a deadly dinosaur !
It is known for its sharp claws .
The dinosaur lived around million years ago .
This was during the Late
Cretaceous period .
The world of the
velociraptor
Pronunciation
veh-LOSS-ih-RAP-tor
map of the world
Late Cretaceous period
what was the
velociraptor ?
The velociraptor stood less than feet ( 0.6 meters )
tall . It weighed around pounds ( kilograms ).
The dinosaur was much like todays birds .
It had feathers . Its bones were
hollow . But the
velociraptor could not y !
Size chart
5 feet (2 meters)
15 feet (5 meters)
10 feet (3 meters)
name game
Velociraptor
means
speedy thief in Latin !
One Smart Dino !
The velociraptor had one of the
largest brains of any dinosaur !
This dinosaur was built to be quick . It ran up to
miles ( kilometers ) per hour !
The velociraptor had a long tail . It helped the
dinosaur stay balanced while making quick turns !
Diet and
Defenses
The velociraptor hunted at night .
Some scientists believe it hunted in
packs .
This dinosaur had a great sense of smell .
It easily tracked down small dinosaurs .
velociraptor diet
night sight
Scientists believe the
velociraptor could see
as well as an owl !
lizards
rotting
meat
small mammals
This dinosaur did not hunt down
every meal . It was also a
scavenger .
The velociraptor ate whatever
meat it could nd ! It even ate the
eggs of other dinosaurs .
The dinosaur had sharp claws to sink
into
prey . A special curved claw on each
foot did extra damage .
deadly claws
The velociraptors special toe
claw was more than inches
( centimeters ) long !
Then the velociraptors sharp teeth made
the nal blows . Prey rarely stood a chance
against this
predator !
fossils and
Extinction
The velociraptor became extinct
around million years ago .
Cracking the
Wishbone Mystery
Birds need wishbones to y. A wishbone
was found in a velociraptor skeleton.
This shows that birds may have come
from dinosaurs!
Scientists found the rst velociraptor fossils
in 1923 . But others have been found since then .
The fossils teach us about the life of the velociraptor !