Hesperonychus (SciiFii)

Hesperonychus americanum (name meaning "American western claw"), also known as the yellow-tailed goblin, is a species of small, carnivorous dromaeosaurid dinosaur that originally lived in Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (Campanian stage) about 76.5 million years ago), as an extinct species, Hesperonychus elizabethae, and the genus itself was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii. Hesperonychus americanum was planned to be included in Cretaceous Park in Sacramento, California, but about 15 Hesperonychus americanum were accidentally let loose by some careless employees, and the population exploded to more than 500,000 living in the wilderness across California in just half a century. The average length of Hesperonychus americanum is just under one meter and weight at about 1.9 kilograms, making it one of the smallest known non-avian carnivorous dinosaurs from North America. As a carnivore like most dromaeosaurs, Hesperonychus americanum feeds primarily on insects, fish, and tetrapods smaller than itself (lizards, snakes, birds, and small mammals), although it is known to scavenge off of carrion. Hesperonychus americanum is a social animal and lives in groups consisting of up to around 9 individuals at a time. The conservation status of Hesperonychus americanum is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
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