RE: Raptors

["Stewart, Dwight" <Dwight.Stewart@VLSI.com>]

Which brings up the specimen discovered in Argentina, the "Megaraptor".  Is
it a Dromaeosaur dinosaur?   If so, isn't the size estimate on it something
in the order of 4.2 meters tall?  

Dwight 
        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Larry Akins [SMTP:lra_raptor@hotmail.com]
        Sent:   Wednesday, September 02, 1998 2:51 PM
        To:     seekertwo@juno.com
        Cc:     dinosaur@usc.edu
        Subject:        Re: Raptors


        The professionals can give you better information than me, but I'll
        try my best to help because I'm hoping to study 'Raptors after
college.
        I'm no expert (yet) but there are a number of bones suspected to
        be parts of 'Raptors.  The only 3 I know of that have been studied
        very much are probably the same ones you know Velociraptor,
Deinonychus, 
        and
        Utahraptor.  I wish I knew what you were looking for so I could give
a
        better reply.  From what I know the actual name for the 'Raptors is
        Dromaeosaurs.  Most of them were "small" compared to other popular
        dinosaurs.  The largest one is Utahraptor at 20' long.  I've also
read
        that they are believed to be pack hunters.  Last year there was some
        real good controversy about their "killer" claws.  you could
probably
        look back at the archives too see some of those postings, sorry I
        can't remember the address for them right off.  Hope this helps a
        little.
        Larry Akins

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