Velociraptor: quick facts

Found in Mongolia, China and Russia, Velociraptor wasa ferocious predator with the second toe of each foot bearing aformidably large, retractable claw. Velociraptor was similar in appearance to the la

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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.