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Dromaeosauridae

Dromaeosauroides bornholmensis

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Dromaeosauroides 4 m (13.1 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Dromaeosauroides
Length
4 m (13.1 ft)
Period
Early Cretaceous (140 Mya)
Place
Europe · Asia · United Kingdom
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Dromaeosauridae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Sickle-clawed raptors: Velociraptor, Deinonychus, Utahraptor.

Dromaeosauroides is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of what is now Denmark and possibly also England. It was discovered in the Jydegaard Formation in the Robbedale valley, on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. This formation ranges from the Berriasian to the Valanginian ages. This is the only likely place for dinosaur remains to be discovered on Danish territory, since the Mesozoic deposits exposed in the rest of the country are marine. Dromaeosauroides is the first known dinosaur from Denmark, and the only one which has been scientifically named. It is one of the oldest known dromaeosaurs in the world, and the first known uncontested dromaeosaur from the Early Cretaceous of Europe.

It is known from two teeth, the first of which was found in 2000 and the second in 2008.

What we know

  • Named by Christiansen & Bonde, 2003.
  • Body length estimated at about 4 m.
  • Fossils found in Europe and Asia.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Dromaeosauroides — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.