Velociraptor may not have used claws for slashing after all, says study. Contrary to depictions in popular media, ‘this claw is not built for slashing,’ say experts . Vishwam Sankaran.

The claw may have even had a "locking" mechanism that would have kept the claw latched into the victims of Velociraptor, thus allowing the predator to dispatch its prey with its hands or jaws.

Despite their memorable depiction in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, velociraptor dinosaurs likely did not use their sharp claws for slashing prey but instead to pin and grasp them, according to a ...

Despite their memorable depiction in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, velociraptor dinosaurs likely did not use their sharp claws for slashing prey but instead to pin and grasp them, according ...

Despite their memorable depiction in the Jurassic Park movie franchise, velociraptor dinosaurs likely did not use their sharp claws for slashing prey but instead to pin and grasp them, according to a ...