PRONUNCIATION: |
AD-uh-SAWR-us |
TRANSLATION: |
Ada (an evil spirit from Mongolian mythology) Lizard |
ALSO KNOWN AS: |
n/a |
DESCRIPTION: |
Carnivore, Bipedal |
ORDER: |
Saurischia |
SUBORDER: |
Theropoda |
INFRAORDER: |
Tetanurae |
MICRO-ORDER: |
Maniraptora (of the microorder Coelurosauria) |
SUPERFAMILY: |
n/a |
FAMILY: |
Dromaeosauridae |
HEIGHT: |
n/a |
LENGTH: |
6 feet (1.8 meters) |
WEIGHT: |
33 lbs (15 kg) |
PERIOD: |
Late Cretaceous |
NOTES: |
As in other dromaeosaurs, the Adasaurus' hip bone is arranged more like that of an ornithischian than other saurischians. Adasaurus had a "switchblade" toe claw similar to, but smaller than those of other dromaeosaurids like Deinonychus and Velociraptor. |
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