Velociraptor (and Oviraptor & Saurornithoides) were named exactly 100 years ago to the day! We're celebrating Velociraptor's 100 year anniversary by going through what we now know about this awesome little dinosaur.

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Dinosaur of the day Velociraptor, A small predatory dinosaur that had some of the most infamous weaponry of any prehistoric animal..

In dinosaur news this week:

• It’s November, which means it’s Dinovember!
• On November 7, 1924 (almost exactly 100 years ago, Henry Fairfield Osborn named Velociraptor

 

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