Editing Velociraptor (section)

===Paleopathology===
{{Main|Theropod paleopathology}}
Norell with colleagues in 1995 reported one ''V. mongoliensis'' skull bearing two parallel rows of small punctures on its frontal bones that, upon closer examination, match the spacing and size of ''Velociraptor'' teeth. They suggested that the wound was likely inflicted by another ''Velociraptor'' during a [[Intraspecific competition|fight within the species]]. Because its bone structure shows no sign of [[Bone healing|healing]] near the bite wounds and the overall specimen was not scavenged, this individual was likely killed by this fatal wound.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Norell|first1=M. A.|last2=Gaffney|first2=E. S.|last3=Dingus|first3=L.|year=1995|title=Discovering Dinosaurs In the American Museum of Natural History|publisher=Knopf Inc.|page=43|isbn=9780520225015 |url=https://archive.org/details/discoveringdinos00nore}}</ref> In 2001 Molnar and team noted that this specimen is MPC-D 100/976 hailing from the Tugrik Shireh locality, which has also yielded the Fighting Dinosaurs specimen.<ref name="molnar-pathology">{{cite book |last1=Molnar |first1=R.E. |editor1-last=Carpenter |editor1-first=Kenneth |editor2-last=Skrepnick |editor2-first=Michael William |editor3-last=Tanke |editor3-first=Darren H |title=Mesozoic Vertebrate Life |date=2001 |publisher=Indiana Univ. Press |isbn=978-0-253-33907-2 |pages=337–363 |url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/248649755 |language=English |chapter=Theropod Paleopathology: A Literature Survey|oclc=248649755}}</ref>

In 2012 David Hone and team reported another injured ''Velociraptor'' specimen (MPC-D 100/54, roughly a sub-adult individual) found with the bones of an [[Azhdarchidae|azhdarchid]] pterosaur within its stomach cavity, was carrying or recovering from an injury sustained to one broken rib. From evidence on the pterosaur bones, which were devoid of pitting or deformations from digestion, the ''Velociraptor'' died shortly after, possibly from the earlier injury. Nevertheless, the team noted that this broken ribs shows signs of bone healing.<ref name=hone2012/>