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Velociraptor (veÂ·locÂ·iÂ·rapÂ·tor) (Speedy Thief) was a small carnivorous dinosaur, well known thanks to Jurassic Park. It was one of the smaller dromaeosaurs, smaller than Utahraptor and Deinonychus. It lived in Mongolia and China during the Late Cretaceous, 75 to 71 million years ago.
Thanks to the first three Jurassic Park movies--not to mention the blockbuster Jurassic World--Velociraptor is one of the world's most well-known dinosaurs. However, there's a huge difference between the Hollywood version of Velociraptor and the less imposing one familiar to paleontologists. On the following slides, you'll discover 10 facts that you may or may not have known about this surprisingly small, but surprisingly vicious, predator.