No other group of Dromaeosaurids has been found in close association.
Velociraptor, like other Dromaeosaurids, had a large manus('hand') with three strongly curved claws,
All Dromaeosaurids have also been referred to the family Archaeopterygidae by at least one
Fossils of Dromaeosaurids more primitive than Velociraptor are known to have had feathers covering
Velociraptor can be distinguished from other Dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout.
Fossils of Dromaeosaurids more primitive than Velociraptor are known to have had feathers covering
their bodies and fully developed feathered wings.
However, bone growth rates in Dromaeosaurids and some early birds suggest a more moderate metabolism,
compared with most modern warm-blooded mammals and birds.
All Dromaeosaurids have also been referred to the family Archaeopterygidae by at least one
author which would, in effect, make Velociraptor a flightless bird.
Velociraptor, like other Dromaeosaurids, had a large manus('hand') with three strongly-curved claws, which
were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds.
Velociraptor, like other Dromaeosaurids, had a large manus('hand') with three strongly curved claws,
which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds.
The kiwi is a highly active, if specialized, flightless bird, with a stable body temperature and a fairly low resting metabolic rate,
making it a good model for the metabolism of primitive birds and Dromaeosaurids.
The only solid evidence for social behavior among Dromaeosaurids comes from a Chinese trackway of fossil footprints,
which shows six individuals of a large species moving as a group, though no evidence of cooperative hunting was found.
While this was the extent to which CGI effects were able to render feathers at the time,
the structures do not resemble the down-like feathers real-life Dromaeosaurids bore or the fully developed arm feathers,
akin to the wing feathers of modern birds, born by Velociraptor.