Cretaceous
Velociraptor
Velociraptor mongoliensis
The catalogue presents Velociraptor as a carnivore member of Dromaeosauridae that lived during the Cretaceous, between 75.0–71.0 Ma. Its estimated range is 1.8–2.0 m in length and 15.0–20.0 kg in mass, giving a practical sense of scale. Reference material comes from Djadochta Formation, Mongolia. Size and mass are approximations and may change with new fossils or methods.
Evidence-backed summary
For Velociraptor, the PBDB records the taxonomic attribution as Osborn (1924).
The PBDB places it in Velociraptorinae, and the catalogue record assigns it to the family Dromaeosauridae.
- PBDB · taxon.parent
- Dromaeosauridae
In the PBDB record, the reported stratigraphic range runs from the Coniacian to the Maastrichtian.
The PBDB catalogues 12 occurrences, with material from the Djadokhta Formation (9), from the Minhe Formation (1) and from the Dabrazhin Formation (1). Provenance: Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan.
The catalogue records the holotype as AMNH 6515 and the type locality as “Djadochta Formation, Mongolia”.
- AMNH 6515
- Djadochta Formation, Mongolia
The catalogue's reference measurements are 1.8–2.0 m in length and 15.0–20.0 kg in mass — estimates, which vary with specimen and method.
- 1.8-2.0 m
- 15.0-20.0 kg
The record gathers 80 bibliographic references registered in the PBDB, listed below.
Where it lived
Fossil occurrences on today’s map and in the tectonic reconstruction.
Positions reconstructed by PBDB/GPlates, not observed; this is not an exact habitat map.
Artistic 3D reconstruction
There is no approved species-specific 3D model yet. Generic anatomy will not be presented as if it were evidence.
Physical Specifications
- Length
- 1.8–2.0 m
- Weight
- 15.0–20.0 kg
- Period
- Cretaceous
- Time range
- 75.0–71.0 Ma
Discovery Information
- First Discovery
- 1924
- Described by
- Henry Fairfield Osborn
Taxonomic Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Saurischia
- Family
- Dromaeosauridae
- Genus
- Velociraptor
- Species
- V. mongoliensis
Data status
Taxonomic name matched to PBDB and checked on 2026-08-08.
Taxonomic linkage does not automatically validate size, mass, behaviour or appearance.
- Type specimen
- AMNH 6515
- Type locality
- Djadochta Formation, Mongolia