MOST AMAZING DINOSAURS
Deinonychus
(‘Terrible claw’)
Carnivore
Early Cretaceous, 110 MYA
Found in: North America
Lived in: Swamps
Birds are thought to have
evolved from dinosaurs,
and it was fossils of
Deinonychus that fi
rst
made scientists make
the connection
Fact
Long fi ngers
They had long fi ngers
with claws at end, the
wrist bone is shown in red
Intelligent
Deinonychus had quite large
brains compared to other
dinosaurs, making them
some of the smartest
dinosaurs around
Slash and tear
Large claw used for
slashing prey
Profi cient predator
A fl exible neck helped it
attack from all angles
Bird-like
Some scientists think the
legs closely resembled
eagles and hawks
Pack hunter
Deinonychus were
quite small so they
may have hunted in
packs to catch prey
larger than themselves
Dino skill
Deinonychus is named after its large,
hooked claw on the second toe of each foot,
which it would use to slash at its prey.
Killer rating: 4/5
Speed: 3/5
Defence: 3/5
Deinonychus