Rise of the feathered dinosaurs

[Lupus]

Yup I don't know why they didn't just use deinyichus (sp) as that was the size depicted in JP and had that vicious claw as well. Perhaps velcioraptor is just easier to say.

 

[porchrat]

And they would seem even less badass if those feathers were made up into a feather boa.

Don't give these scientists any ideas!! It is bas enough that dinos now look like giant freakin chickens I don't want them pulling a total Elton John on us.

Yup I don't know why they didn't just use deinyichus (sp) as that was the size depicted in JP and had that vicious claw as well. Perhaps velcioraptor is just easier to say.

They probably didn't use the word because in most ways that film was aimed at kids. Kids 10 and up would battle to become familiar with a word like Deinonychus like they did with the word velociraptor.

They should have just gone with Utahraptor. That thing has an easily memorised and comprehended name and was impressive in the size department.

 

[Swa]

/cue Swa, SEF and nogard...

Ahem... someone mention me?

Interesting article, although my interests predates the dinosaurs.

Mine too. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98819


On the Jurassic subject, I would rather battle one raptor than a flock(?) of those little ones.