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Velociraptors were about 1.6 feet tall at the hip and weighed up to 33 pounds, approximating the size of a turkey. They were significantly smaller than other members of the dromaeosaurid family, such as Deinonychus. Tail included, velociraptors could reach a length of 6.8 feet. Continue Reading.
Many dinosaurs were quite small: Xixianykus, for example, was only about 50 cm (20 in) long. Although the word dinosaur literally means terrible lizard, the name is something of an etymological misnomer; even though dinosaurs are reptiles, they are not lizards, nor are they descended from them.