Velociraptor Mounted Skeleton Replica
$6,200.00
Velociraptor mongoliensis, like other dromaeosaurids, had a large manus (‘hand’) with three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds. The second digit was the longest of the three digits present, while the first was shortest.
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Description
Velociraptor Mounted Skeleton replica measures 40.0 x 22 .0 x 23.0 inches. Velociraptor Mounted Skeleton is museum quality-polyurethane resin cast. Made in USA. Skeleton is designed for hanging.
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Velociraptor mongoliensis meaning “swift seizer” is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period.
The Velociraptor mongoliensis was a bipedal, feathered carnivore with a long tail and an enlarged sickle-shaped claw on each hindfoot. Velociraptor mongoliensis can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout.
Late Cretaceous Gobi Desert raptor of China and Mongolia. Early specimen found in 1923. Late Cretaceous Gobi Desert raptor of China and Mongolia. Actual early specimen found in 1923.
Velociraptor mongoliensis, like other dromaeosaurids, had a large manus (‘hand’) with three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds. The second digit was the longest of the three digits present, while the first was shortest.
The structure of the wrist bones prevented pronation of the wrist and forced the ‘hands’ to be held with the palmar surface facing inwards, not downwards. The first digit of the foot, as in other theropods, was a small dewclaw.
Velociraptor mongoliensis walked on only their third and fourth digits. The second digit, for which Velociraptor is most famous, was highly modified and held retracted off the ground. It bore a relatively large, sickle-shaped claw, typical of dromaeosaurid and troodontid dinosaurs. This enlarged claw, which could grow to over 2.6 in. long around its outer edge, was most likely a predatory device used to tear into or restrain struggling prey.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Dinosauria
Clade: Saurischia
Clade: Theropoda
Family: †Dromaeosauridae
Subfamily: †Velociraptorinae
Genus: †Velociraptor
Type species: †Velociraptor mongoliensis
Conservation status: Extinct
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| Weight | 30 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 40 × 22 × 23 in |
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