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Deinonychus Facts
Deinonychus was a sickle-clawed raptor whose discovery helped show that some dinosaurs were active, bird-like hunters.
- Some predators like Deinonychus may have hunted in coordinated groups.
- Deinonychus, whose name means 'terrible claw', roamed North America during the Early Cretaceous; it was a carnivore — inspired modern ideas of agile, bird-like predators.
- Tenontosaurus (meaning 'sinew lizard') was a herbivore that lived during the Early Cretaceous in what is now North America — often found near Deinonychus remains.
- Deinonychus means 'terrible claw'.
- Deinonychus inspired the 'raptors' seen in films.
- Deinonychus had a large sickle claw on each foot.
- Tenontosaurus was a plant-eater often hunted by Deinonychus.