Dromaeosauridae (/ ˌ d r ɒ m i. ə ˈ s ɔːr ɪ d iː /) is a family of feathered coelurosaurian theropod dinosaurs. They were generally small to medium-sized feathered carnivores that flourished in the Cretaceous Period.

Dromaeosaurs are a family of bird -like theropod dinosaurs. They include the famous Velociraptor and Deinonychus. They were small to medium-sized feathered carnivores which flourished in the Cretaceous period. They are often called raptors, [2] a term popularized by the movie Jurassic Park. They were fast-running predators.

Life restoration of the giant Dromaeosaurid Dakotaraptor steini, with the bird species Lamarqueavis petra and the mammal Purgatories in the foreground. Image Credit: Emily Willoughby (CC BY-SA 4.0). Dakotaraptor is the largest raptor discovered thus far in the Hell Creek formation.

2015年7月16日 · We describe a new specimen of large-bodied, short-armed Liaoning dromaeosaurid, which we designate as a new genus and species, Zhenyuanlong suni.

1999年9月16日 · Here we report the best represented and probably the earliest dromaeosaurid yet discovered, Sinornithosaurus millenii gen. et sp. nov., from Sihetun, the famous Mesozoic fish–dinosaur–bird...

Recent discoveries of dromaeosaurs have revealed impressions of feathers and avian characters in the skeleton that nearly equal and even surpass that of Archaeopteryx. Yet despite this, the ability to fly has been discounted due to the shorter length of the forelimbs.

Dromaeosauridae is a family of extinct bird -like theropod dinosaurs. They were small to medium-sized, feathered carnivores that flourished during the Cretaceous Period. In informal usage they are often called "raptors" [1] (after Velociraptor), a term popularized by the film Jurassic Park.

The precious fossil of a feathered Dromaeosaur — "Fuzzy Raptor" — is carefully handled by museum conservators. "Fuzzy Raptor" and 12 other unique "dino-bird" fossils from Beijing's Geological...

2005年10月13日 · Here we describe a near-complete, small dromaeosaurid that is both the most complete and the earliest member of the Maniraptora from South America, and which provides new evidence for a unique...

Dromaeosaur, any of a group of small to medium-sized carnivorous dinosaurs that flourished in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous Period (145.5 million to 65.5 million years ago). Agile, lightly built, and fast-running, these theropods …