Pygidium (tail): Fused segments forming a sturdy tail shield for defense
actively hunted fleet-footed animals such as duckbills and ornithomimids ("ostrich-mimic" dinosaurs)
with extensive collections in institutions such as the Yale Peabody Museum
demonstrating adaptations for improved flight efficiency and dietary flexibility
These inclusions demonstrate dietary breadth among predatory dinosaurs and confirm opportunistic feeding behaviors that extended beyond strictly terrestrial prey
0.6" Dromaeosaurid Raptor Fossil Claw Cretaceous Age Dinosaur COA, Display Oreodont Pygidium (tail): Fused segments formingLocation: Taouz, Kem Kem Basin, Morocco Weight: 0. 2 Ounces Tooth Dimensions: 0. 6 Inches Long, 0. 2 Inches Wide, 0. 2 Inches Thick Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Comes with a Free Display. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Dromaeosaurids were a family of bird like theropod dinosaurs, typically small to medium sized feathered carnivores that thrived during the Cretaceous Period. The name Dromaeosauridae means running lizards,