Dryptosaurus

Dryptosaurus ("tearing lizard") was a theropod dinosaur of the Tyrannosauroidea type.^[1] It was found in Upper Cretaceous strata of Eastern North America. It was formerly known as Laelaps.

Dryptosaurus Temporal range: Upper Cretaceous 67 mya
Reconstructed skeletons mounted in fighting pose, N.J. State Museum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Sauropsida
Superorder:	Dinosauria
Order:	Saurischia
Suborder:	Theropoda
Family:	Dryptosauridae Marsh, 1890
Genus:	Dryptosaurus

It was given its name because it had 8-inch (21-cm) long finger claws. Fossils have been found in New Jersey. It is known only from a partial skeleton.