Dromaeosaurus - Meaning : running lizard

Dromaeosaurus (pronounced DROM-ee-oh-saw-russ) was a wolf-sized theropod carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Campanian) Period of what is now Alberta, Canada.

It is known from a partial skull and other bones (foot fragments, ribs), collected in what is now Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta. Dozens of isolated teeth have also been found.

Dromaeosaurus differs from most other Dromaeosauridae in having a short, massive skull, a deep mandible, and large, robust teeth. In these respects Dromaeosaurus resembled the tyrannosaurs. A few bones are known from the hindlimb and they indicate that Dromaeosaurus was a powerfully built animal.

Exactly how it lived and what it ate are still open to speculation. The teeth show moderate wear and chipping and seem to have been used for crushing and tearing, more than slicing through flesh; it is possible that Dromaeosaurus was more of a scavenger than other small theropods. It was probably better suited to tackling large prey than the more lightly built Saurornitholestes.