Drag to rotate the Velociraptor, scroll or pinch to zoom, and click a body part - the head, tail, or a leg - to read what fossils tell us about it. The panel beside the model carries the real figures.
A Velociraptor stood only about 0.5 m tall at the hip and stretched roughly 2 m from snout to tail - turn on the human figure to see how much smaller it really was than the movie version.
The colors and skin here are an artistic reconstruction; fossils preserve bone, not soft tissue or color. This model does not render feathers, even though forearm fossils carry quill knobs that point to real feathers - the measurements in the panel are the ones actually published.
Velociraptor 3D Viewer
This page renders a Velociraptor as a 3D model you can spin: drag to rotate, pinch to zoom, add a 1.8 m person for scale, and click a body part for a fact.
Velociraptor mongoliensis lived in the Late Cretaceous, roughly 75-71 million years ago, in Mongolia's Gobi Desert - about 2 m long, 0.5 m tall, 15-20 kg: closer to a turkey than the human-sized movie predator. A curved claw over 6.5 cm long tipped its second toe. The first fossil was found in 1923; the genus was named in 1924. In 2007, researchers found quill knobs (feather-anchor bumps) on a forearm bone - real evidence this dinosaur carried feathers the model does not render.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Length | about 2 m (range 1.5-2 m) |
| Hip height | about 0.5 m |
| Weight | about 15-20 kg |
| When it lived | 75-71 million years ago (Late Cretaceous) |
| Diet | Carnivore |
Everything runs on your device with WebGL - no account, nothing sent to a server. Skin tone, pattern, and the missing feathers are artistic reconstruction; the numbers above are real published values.
See how to view Velociraptor in 3D. For the numbers beside a person, see Velociraptor size comparison, or for AR trade-offs see Velociraptor 3D viewer vs AR apps.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big was a real Velociraptor?
About 2 m long and 0.5 m tall at the hip, weighing roughly 15-20 kg - much smaller than the raptors shown in most films. Turn on the human figure in the viewer to see the true scale against a 1.8 m person.
Did Velociraptor really have feathers?
Fossil evidence points to yes - quill knobs found on a forearm bone in 2007 show where feather quills anchored to the bone. This model shows a smooth reconstructed body and does not attempt to render feathers.
Is the model scientifically accurate?
The proportions follow the fossil skeleton, but the skin color and texture are an artistic reconstruction - fossils preserve bone, not soft tissue or color. The length, weight, and age figures shown are real published values.
When and where did Velociraptor live?
In the Late Cretaceous, roughly 75 to 71 million years ago, in what is now the Gobi Desert of Mongolia. The first known fossil was found in 1923 and the genus was named in 1924.
Do I need to install anything to view it?
No. The model renders in your browser with WebGL - no app, no account, and nothing about your visit is sent to a server. The 3D engine loads once and is then cached.