Despite being a dino nut, by
Anity
on 2009-03-26 06:51:00 UTC
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I didn't see the movie or read the book until last year or so. I remember trying to convince my friends that no, velociraptors were *not* six/eight/whatever feet tall, they were about the size of a collie. *laughs*
Re: I saw it when I was eight. Oh, it made me SO angry by
Ansela
on 2009-03-24 23:59:00 UTC
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Ack, TVTropes. You're meant to --ing warn for links to that --ing site.
Yep, that's me *sniff* by
The Trojanhorse
on 2009-03-24 22:35:00 UTC
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The reason that Velociraptor in JP are so big is because when Crichton was writing the novel, dromaeosaurid classification was being reworked and Deinonychus, which is about as tall as a man, was assigned to the genus. This has since been rescinded, and it's no excuse for calling the JP raptors V. mongoliensis, but it's a vague sort of explanation. As for the feathers, dude, don't you find it awesome that dinosaurs still live around us? BIRDS, dude, BIRDS ARE DINOSAURS! *has been excited about this since she was ten and will continue to be excited about it for the rest of her life*
Don't get me started on 10,000BC, either ...