Editing Velociraptor (section)

===Feeding===
In 2020, Powers and colleagues re-examined the [[maxillae]] of several [[Eudromaeosauria|eudromaeosaur]] taxa concluding that most Asian and North American eudromaeosaurs were separated by snout morphology and ecological strategies. They found the maxilla to be a reliable reference when inferring the shape of the [[premaxilla]] and overall [[snout]]. For instance, most Asian species have elongated snouts based on the maxilla (namely [[velociraptorines]]), indicating a selective feeding in ''Velociraptor'' and relatives, such as picking up small, fast prey. In contrast, most North American eudromaeosaurs, mostly dromaeosaurines, feature a robust and deep maxillar morphology. However, the large dromaeosurine ''Achillobator'' is a unique exception to Asian taxa with its deep maxilla.<ref name=Powers2020>{{cite journal|last1=Powers|first1=M. A.|last2=Sullivan|first2=C.|last3=Currie|first3=P. J.|date=2020|title=Re-examining ratio based premaxillary and maxillary characters in Eudromaeosauria (Dinosauria: Theropoda): Divergent trends in snout morphology between Asian and North American taxa|journal=Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology|volume=547|number=109704|page=109704 |bibcode=2020PPP...54709704P|doi=10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109704|s2cid=216499705}}</ref>

Manabu Sakamoto in 2022 performed a Bayesian phylogenetic predictive modelling framework for estimating jaw muscle parameters and bite forces of several extinct archosaurs, based on skull widths and phylogenetic relationships between groups. Among studied taxa, ''Velociraptor'' was scored with a bite force of 304 [[Newton (unit)|N]], which was lower than that of other dromaeosaurids such as ''[[Dromaeosaurus]]'' (885 N) or ''[[Deinonychus]]'' (706 N).<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sakamoto|first1=M.|date=2022|title=Estimating bite force in extinct dinosaurs using phylogenetically predicted physiological cross-sectional areas of jaw adductor muscles|journal=PeerJ|volume=10|pages=e13731|doi=10.7717/peerj.13731|doi-access=free|pmc=9285543|pmid=35846881}}</ref>