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Gregory Scott Paul (born December 24, 1954) is an American freelance researcher, author and illustrator who works in paleontology.He is best known for his work and research on theropod dinosaurs and his detailed illustrations, both live and skeletal. [1]
The arm of Velociraptor was formed by the humerus (upper arm bone), radius and ulna (forearm bones), and manus (hand). Velociraptor, like other dromaeosaurids, had a large manus with three elongated digits (fingers), which ended up in strongly curved unguals (claw bones) that were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. Family of theropod dinosaurs Dromaeosaurids Temporal range: Cretaceous Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N A collection of dromaeosaurid fossil skeletons. Clockwise from upper left: Deinonychus antirrhopus (a heavily built eudromaeosaur), Buitreraptor gonzalezorum (a long-snouted unenlagiine ...
Certified chicken lady (and owner of Cluckingham Palace in Texas), says, "I'm drawn to character names like Moira Rose and Cruella because it's fun to assign those wild personalities to a chicken."
Largest known Triceratops skeleton; 60% complete with a skull that is 75% complete. [18] [19] Sold for €6.6 million (US$7.7 million) on 21 October 2021 [19] [20] Bill BDM Badlands Dinosaur Museum: Triceratops: Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian, 68-66 million years ago) Hell Creek Formation, MT Billy BHI 4772 Black Hills Institute of Geological ...
The skull of Deinonychus was different from that of Velociraptor, however, in that it had a more robust skull roof, like that of Dromaeosaurus, and did not have the depressed nasals of Velociraptor. [32] Both the skull and the lower jaw had fenestrae (skull openings) which reduced the weight of the skull.
Approved images: Images that have been approved by the Wikipedia:WikiProject Dinosaurs team can now be found at Category:Approved dinosaur images. Images that have been deemed inaccurate should be placed in the Wikimedia Commons category "Inaccurate dinosaur restorations" c:Category:Inaccurate dinosaur restorations , so they can be easily ...
The generic name is derived from the Latin gallus, "chicken", and the Greek mimos, "mimic", in reference to the front part of the neck vertebrae which resembled those of the Galliformes. The specific name is derived from the Latin bulla , a gold capsule worn by Roman youth around the neck, in reference to the bulbous capsule on the parasphenoid ...