Pronunciation: “DROH-mee-uh-SAWR-us”
Diet: Carnivore (meat-eater)
Size: Length: 6 feet long Height: 2.5 feet tall Weight: 30-40 pounds
When it lived: Late Cretaceous Period, about 76-74 million years ago
Where it lived: Alberta, Canada; Montana, USA, North America
Dromaeosaurus, a swift and agile predator of the Late Cretaceous, was equipped with a lethal combination of sharp claws and serrated teeth, making it a formidable hunter. Fossil evidence suggests that Dromaeosaurus likely possessed keen senses, including binocular vision and a heightened sense of smell, enabling it to effectively track and ambush its prey in the dense prehistoric forests.