Jurassic Park got on my nerves because the animal that they referred to as the velociraptor looked a lot more like a deinonychus. Deinonychus was my favorite as a kid by far because- just DAMN, they're so cool!
I think "velociraptor" was a catchier name, but deinonychus is a cooler-looking dinosaur, so they combined the two. The actual velociraptor has a longer snout and I dont think they have that huge toe-claw and didn't leap around as vigorously.
I know that it's also a velociraptor in the book, but in the book he at least didn't pretend that velociraptor had the form of a deinonychus.
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Date: 2006-07-27 10:02 pm (UTC)I think "velociraptor" was a catchier name, but deinonychus is a cooler-looking dinosaur, so they combined the two. The actual velociraptor has a longer snout and I dont think they have that huge toe-claw and didn't leap around as vigorously.
I know that it's also a velociraptor in the book, but in the book he at least didn't pretend that velociraptor had the form of a deinonychus.