Dryptosaurus: quick facts

Dryptosaurus was the first meat-eating dinosaur to bediscovered in North America. Its most striking feature is the 8-inch (20-cm), talon-like claw with which each hand wasequipped. Although Dryptosaur

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.