Velociraptors were relatively small dinosaurs, about the size of a turkey or a large dog, not giants like they’re often portrayed in movies.

• Size range: approximately 1.5 to 2.1 meters long (about 4.9 to 6.8 feet) for adults, with hip height around 0.5 meters (about 1.6 feet). Weight is estimated around 14 to 20 kilograms (roughly 31 to 44 pounds).

• Build: slim, agile frame with a curved, sickle-shaped claw on each foot; likely covered in feathers, and capable of rapid movements and bursts of speed.

• Context: they were among the smaller members of the dromaeosaurid group, smaller than close relatives like Deinonychus, and lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous (about 99 to 65 million years ago).

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