Dinosaurs · Small theropod

Dromaeosaurus

Say it DROM-ee-oh-saw-russ. The name means ‘running lizard’.

Dromaeosaurus beside a person 1.75 m tall. Ticks mark every metre.Body shape drawn for this site, showing the general build of small theropods
Length
1.8 m
Weight
15 kg
Diet
Meat-eatervertebrates
Walked
On 2 legs
When
Late Cretaceous76 to 74 million years ago
Fossils found in
Canada, USA
Named by
Matthew and Brown (1922)
Family tree
Dinosauria › Saurischia › Theropoda › Dromaeosauridae
TriassicJurassicCretaceousDromaeosaurus252 Ma66 Ma
Where Dromaeosaurus sits in the age of dinosaurs.Periods from the ICS chart; dinosaur dates from the Natural History Museum

Small theropods. Small two-legged dinosaurs, many feathered, the group that includes birds. See all 60

Lived at the same time

Other small theropods

Source: Dromaeosaurus in the Natural History Museum Dino Directory, read 12 November 2026. Sizes are the museum's estimates for a typical adult. "Lived at the same time" lists dinosaurs whose dates overlap, which does not always mean they met.