Dinosaur Walk Museum Period almost 210 million years ago. It grew to be between 2–3 meters in length and less than a meter tall at the hips. Coelophysis had an unusual formation in the vertebrae, forming an "S" like shape in its neck. It is the ""official dinosaur"" of New York State. Velociraptor: Living during the late Cretaceous Period, 83-70 million years ago. The Velociraptor, a carnivore, grew to be up to in length and could grow up to 45 pounds. The Velociraptors had on their feet long curved claws used for attacking their prey. They had a bone structure similar to many
Pacific swift International Union for Conservation of Nature. A 2012 paper showed that "cooki" is closely related to the dark-rumped swift, "A. acuticauda", which should therefore be included in the "pacificus" clade, but made no further taxonomic recommendations. This swift was first described by John Latham in 1801 as "Hirundo pacifica". Scopoli separated the swifts from the swallows as the genus "Apus" in 1777. "Apus", like Apodidae, is derived from the Greek απους, "apous", meaning "without feet", a reference to the small, weak legs of these most aerial of birds, and "pacificus" refers to the Pacific Ocean. At in length, the Pacific