Dromaeosaurus

Dromaeosaurus and Velociraptor both reached a length of about 1.8 metres. There is debate as to whether Microraptor, the smallest and most birdlike dinosaur known, is a dromaeosaur or a troodontid. Only about the size of a crow, Microraptor appears to have possessed feathers. The…

Velociraptor, and Dromaeosaurus, also were obligatory bipeds. They killed prey with talons on their feet, and one can argue that it must have taken a high level of metabolism to generate the degree of activity and agility required of such a skill. However, most ectotherms can move…