velociraptors
Small Cretaceous hunters
Velociraptors is the plural of velociraptor, a small feathered dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period.
The name means "swift thief." Popular culture, especially the *Jurassic Park* films, made velociraptors iconic—though the movie versions are significantly larger and scalier than fossil evidence suggests.
The velociraptors in the film hunted in packs.
Bipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- MongoliaCentral Asian landlocked nation
- featheredCovered with plumage
sickle claw · pack hunter · carnivore · bipedal · Gobi Desert · excavation · skeleton · specimen
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
- dinosaurExtinct Mesozoic reptile
- BlueHue between green and violet
- CGIDigital movie imagery
- animatronicMotorized lifelike puppet
Spielberg · Chris Pratt · movie monster · Jurassic World · blockbuster · thriller · chase · pack
Air-filled skeletal structure
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- avianOf or concerning birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- wishboneForked poultry bone
brood · nesting · intelligence · binocular vision · speed · agility · claws · teeth
Exceeding typical dimensions
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- inaccurateNot correct or precise
featherless · giant · dramatized · embellished · misrepresentation · myth · cinematic · sensationalized
theropod
Bipedal carnivorous dinosaur group
- CretaceousFinal Mesozoic period
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- MongoliaCentral Asian landlocked nation
feathered · sickle claw · pack hunter · carnivore · bipedal · Gobi Desert · excavation · skeleton · specimen · Protoceratops
Jurassic Park
Dinosaur amusement park catastrophe
Spielberg · Chris Pratt · movie monster · animatronic · Jurassic World · blockbuster · thriller · chase · pack · attack
hollow bones
Air-filled skeletal structure
- warm-bloodedInternally temperature-regulated
- avianOf or concerning birds
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
wishbone · brood · nesting · intelligence · binocular vision · speed · agility · claws · teeth · hunting strategy
oversized
Exceeding typical dimensions
- scalyCovered with thin plates
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
inaccurate · featherless · giant · dramatized · embellished · misrepresentation · myth · cinematic · sensationalized
- dinosaursdinosaurs, Brachiosaurus, raptors, Spinosaurus, sauropods
- Jurassic ParkJurassic Park, Jurassic World, T-Rex, dinosaurs, raptors
- archosaursarchosaurs, dinosaurs, dinosaur, birds, pterosaurs
velociraptorssauropods
Massive long-necked dinosaur group
Argentinosaurus · Tyrannosaurus rex · titanosaurs · Giganotosaurus · Spinosaurus