New Raptor, Now with 2 claws of terrible doom

[saxdude]

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/balaur-bondoc/

A stocky, two-clawed relative of Velociraptor and feathered dinosaurs has been discovered in Romania. Balaur bondoc,which means stocky dragon, is the first meat-eating dinosaur to be described that lived in Europe during the final 60 million years of the Age of Dinosaurs.

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The new dinosaur was about 6 to 7 feet long. It had functional big toes with large claws — presumably for slashing prey — in addition to a claw on the second toe that is typical of the group of dinosaurs. Its feet and legs were short and stocky, with bones fused together, and large muscle attachment areas on its pelvis, indicating the dinosaur was built for strength over speed. Its hands were atrophied, so Balaur likely used its feet rather than its hands to grasp prey.
“Its anatomy shows that it probably hunted in a different way than its less stocky relatives,” said paleontologist Stephan Brusatte of Columbia University in a press release. “Compared to Velociraptor, Balaur was probably more of a kick boxer than a sprinter, and it might have been able to take down larger animals than itself, as many carnivores do today.”


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Feel the fear TWC, feel it.

[Zearth]

I just my pants.

[webMaster412160]

look at the tail ...

[Arbitrary Crusader]

look at the tail ...

It look awesome!

[♔Lord Stason♔]

prefere raptor with one claw this one looks like it's been in the makeup room too long.

[florin87]

look at the tail ...

the tail is used to slap your face while he is digging through your intestines.

[EireEmerald]

Sexy motha ers

[Wegen7 die Große]

Interesting, yet another dinosaur discovered. I wonder how many more there are to be discovered?

[saxdude]

The more the better, dinosaurs are awesome.

[Godfrey I of Leuven]

I miss the good old non-feathered velociraptors

[Legio]

EPIC

[Saint Nicholas]

Moved to the Athenaeum.

[Tacitursa]

Bet it taste like chicken

[Maximus Macro]

Bet it taste like chicken

more like turkey cause thats its closest living relitive

[Jaketh]

everyones image of the raptor will always be the badass lizard like ones from Jurassic Park not these pansy feathered ones

[Maximus Macro]

everyones image of the raptor will always be the badass lizard like ones from Jurassic Park not these pansy feathered ones

its the same animal with feathers so in my opinion its just as badass as before.also you shoudn't trust holywood to form an accurate depiction of reality.also look for Utah raptor thats one bad ass motherer

[gambit]

Thats one stylin raptor

[MathiasOfAthens]

T-rex is related to a chicken right? And the raptors are related to Turkeys?

[Maximus Macro]

T-rex is related to a chicken right? And the raptors are related to Turkeys?

yes your right

[antares24]

interesting find. It's still so strange to see predator dinosaurs with feathers.

T-rex is related to a chicken right? And the raptors are related to Turkeys?

Lol that's a very depressing evolutionary line...who knows, maybe t-rexs did taste like today chickens