Name:
Deinonychus
Type (Class):
Dromaeosaur (“raptor”)
Adult Length:
~ 10 feet
Adult Weight:
~ 200 pounds
Lived in:
Montana, Utah, Oklahoma, Wyoming
Alive During:
Early Cretaceous Period
Food Source:
Carnivore (meat-eater)
Fun Fact:
The discovery of fossils of Deinonychus in Montana in the 1960’s revealed that dinosaurs were much more bird-like and active than previously believed. Deinonychus, Velociraptor, and other dromaeosaurs (sometimes called ‘raptors’) were closely related to modern birds and fossils indicate that, like modern birds, they had feathers.
Displayed along the Montana Dinosaur Trail:
Museum of the Rockies