Deinonychus3

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 * Name means "Terrible Jaw" [[image:http://www.enchantedlearning.com/mgifs/Mapwnamerica.GIF width="339" height="196" align="right"]]
 * Was a bird- like dinosaur
 * Had a very powerful jaw.
 * Was a meat eater.
 * Had four-toed feet.
 * Each of its 3 fingers had sharp, curved claws.
 * The tail was used for balance and to turn around fast.
 * Was about 10 feet long (3m), 5 feet tall (1.5m), and weighed about 175 pounds.
 * Lived during the Cretaceous Period about 110 - 100 million years ago.
 * May have hunted in packs.
 * It was the highest among dinosaurs with their intellegence.
 * Could probably kill any prey.
 * Walked on 2 slender, bird-like legs.
 * Fossils have been found in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming.
 * First fossil was found in 1964.
 * Only 8 fossils have been found.