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Facts about Velociraptor

BySwitchedonkids October 23, 2018September 2, 2025

What is Velociraptor? Velociraptor : You may think that Velociraptors must be very fast because that’s what their name tells you. Velociraptor actually means swift robber in Latin. The name velociraptor was made up by a paleontologist named Henry f. Osborn in 1924 when he discovered the fossilized remains of one in Mongolia. Scientist believes…

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TYRANNOSAURS REX(T-REX)

BySwitchedonkids May 17, 2018September 2, 2025

Tyrannosaurs Rex is often abbreviated as T-REX. In Greek Tyrannosaurs means ‘Tyrant Lizard’ and Rex in Latin means ‘King’. T-Rex is probably the most well-known dinosaur due to its huge size,ferocious nature and regular appearances in films.Tyrannosaurs Rex lived around 66million years ago which is called Cretaceous Period at western North America. T-Rex…