Deinonychus Antirrhopus

Part I of Essay
Deinonychuses were vicious creatures that walked the earth about 100 million years ago during the Early Cretaceous period. Deinonychus is Greek for deinos, “terrible”; onychos, “claw”, and is genus of small, bipedal, flesh-eating dinosaurs of the suborder Theropoda, that ....

Part II of Essay
.... from fossil remains found in south central Montana during the 1960’s. It was a carnivorous, bird-like creature with characteristics similar to that of a Velociraptor ( one of the stars from Jurassic Park ). This fearsome beast was quite a ravage hunter. The Deinonychus attacked its larger prey in packs and often were successful in doing so because of their menacing claw. By hunting in groups, members of the Deinonychus pack have brought down dinosaurs much lager than themselves. Proof of this occurrence has been found today due the dis ....