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- noun Any bird-like
theropod dinosaur of the family Dromaeosauridae
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a kind of maniraptor
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It's produced a new species of iguanodont adult and juvenile, a new Fruitachampsa-looking terrestrial crocodile, the skull of a fairly large, new mammal, the tail of a small dromaeosaur, and a partial Gastonia on a lower bed.
Archive 2009-06-01 ReBecca Foster 2009
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It's produced a new species of iguanodont adult and juvenile, a new Fruitachampsa-looking terrestrial crocodile, the skull of a fairly large, new mammal, the tail of a small dromaeosaur, and a partial Gastonia on a lower bed.
Museum Monday #1: St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm ReBecca Foster 2009
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The dromaeosaur reminds me of a ground hornbill for some reason.
Christmas cards Darren Naish 2006
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Other neat recent discoveries – from the Cretaceous – include the new Mongolian dromaeosaur Tsaagan mangas and the (allegedly) flightless enantiornithean Elsornis keni.
The most inconvenient seal Darren Naish 2006
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Other neat recent discoveries – from the Cretaceous – include the new Mongolian dromaeosaur Tsaagan mangas and the (allegedly) flightless enantiornithean Elsornis keni.
Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006
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It's skull resembles that of a dromaeosaur (relative of velociraptor), including a sclerotic ring around the eye.
BTDF 2010
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It's skull resembles that of a dromaeosaur (relative of velociraptor), including a sclerotic ring around the eye.
BTDF 2010
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It's skull resembles that of a dromaeosaur (relative of velociraptor), including a sclerotic ring around the eye.
BTDF 2010
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It's skull resembles that of a dromaeosaur (relative of velociraptor), including a sclerotic ring around the eye.
BTDF 2010
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T. rex is a doubtful outcome, but you juuuust might cobble together a decently convincing dromaeosaur.
Pharyngula 2009
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