Saurornitholestes: Dinosaur of the Day

#Saurornitholestes
Dromaeosaurid that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada and the U.S. (Montana, New Mexico, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina)
Looked similar to Velociraptor, walked on two legs, had sickle claws, a long tail, and lots of feathers
Had a shorter, taller, wider, skull than Velociraptor, and had pneumatic nasals
Velociraptor also had a longer, lower, more narrow skull
Velociraptor legs were about 15% shorter than Saurornitholestes
Considered to be a mid-sized dromaeosaurid
Estimated to be 5.9 ft (1.8 m) long
Weighed about 22 lb (10 kg)
Had longer legs and was more lightly built than other dromaeosaurids
Had a relatively large brain
Had a large olfactory bulb, so probably had a good sense of smell
Agile and fast
Probably had feathers
Had curved, blade-like teeth
Had large teeth in the front of its jaws
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[dagoodboy]

I remember this one from a terrible documentary where it killed fully grown choronosauruses

[joelluker]

22 pounds! In the unlikely event that it was hunting you, just pick it up and throw it...