The Usain Bolt of the dinosaur era has been identified, along with nine of the other fastest dinosaurs that ever lived. ... read more
No way, Velociraptors were not even as fast as Troodon. Don’t let the “speedy thief” Latin etymology deceive you. The ornithomimids were probably among the fastest of all dinosaurs. Dinosaurs with superlative speeds were usually lightly built and avian, with short and feathered arms, enabling to achieve top speeds. read more
The name Velociraptor translates from the Greek as"speedy thief," and it wasn't nearly as fast as contemporary ornithomimids, or "bird mimic," dinosaurs, some of which could attain speeds of up to 40 or 50 miles per hour. read more
When first described in 1924, Velociraptor was placed in the family Megalosauridae, as was the case with most carnivorous dinosaurs at the time (Megalosauridae, like Megalosaurus, functioned as a sort of 'wastebin' taxon, where many unrelated species were grouped together). read more