Did velociraptor have feathers?
by topkick on Sep.20, 2007, under Science and Technology
Velociraptor, the smart, pack-hunting man-eating dinosaur made famous in the film “Jurassic Park” may actually have been covered with feathers.
A close study of a velociraptor forearm found in Mongolia shows the presence of quill knobs, bumps on the bone where the feathers anchor, researchers report in Friday’s edition of the journal Science.
The feathers may have helped regulate body temperature, attract mates or intimidate adversaries, but the bone structure of the animal makes flight out of the question.
“Jurassic Park” just wouldn’t have been the same with the humans being hunted by a toothy version of Big Bird, but it gets even worse:
The velociraptor the researchers studied was about three feet tall and weighed about 30 pounds. The size of these animals was exaggerated in the movie.
Imagine “Jurassic Park” with the humans being hunted by a trio of ferocious meat-eating chickens the size of kindergarten students. Somehow it just doesn’t have “blockbuster” written all over it.
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November 28th, 2007 on 9:18 pm
“ferocious man-eating chickens the size of kindergarten students”
That made me laugh. Topkick is obviously not quite right in the head. Imean that in a good way.