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By: Mark Mancini | Updated: Mar 5, 2021
Velociraptor had a big sickle claw on the second toe of each foot that was likely used to pierce the skin and grip the flesh of prey. Daniel Eskridge/Stocktrek Images
Velociraptor is linked to two of the most intriguing figures in paleontology: Roy Chapman Andrews and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska.
Often compared to Indiana Jones, Andrews was an American explorer known for his vivid field stories. The man s writings describe narrow escapes from death at the hands of wild dogs, injured whales and typhoons. (To say nothing of his cliff-related mishaps.)
Andrews became a bit of a celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, when he led a series of fossil-hunting expeditions through the Mongolian Gobi Desert.