The large "Velociraptors" in Stephen Spielberg's Jurassic Park were based on Deinonychus antirrhopus (which science advisor Gregory S. Paul classified as a species of Velociraptor), with a slightly exaggerated size for movie purposes. The recent discovery of the new genus Utahraptor gave the filmmakers a convenient excuse for the movie raptors' size. The funny thing is, now that more fossils of Utahraptor have been found, it turns out to have such insane proportions that it leaves the raptors of Jurassic Park/World in the dust.
Utahraptor artwork in the thumbnail by Fred Wierum.
Utahraptor skeleton by Gaston Design Inc.
Comparison between Velociraptor foot and Utahraptor foot taken from / paleocameron
Comparison between Velociraptor skull and Utahraptor skull taken from / paleojim
Utahraptor skull 3D print by / ddakotaraptor
Idea shamelessly stolen from Scanova the Carnotaurus' Parasaurolophus size video: • Parasaurolophus
25 ноя 2023