When I was a kid, I learned about Dinosaur being “giant lizard”, and it’s been may-be 10 years, that I hear “Birds are dinosaurs”.

I am curious on how the concept evolve, both among paleontologists, and among the general public.

  • BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I saw an interesting thing where they wanted that raptor chase scene, but raptors are only knee height, which isn’t very intimidating. Then, while filming, someone discovered a raptor skeleton that was human sized, so they took it. It apparently didn’t look anything like the ones in the movie, but they really wanted it and had an excuse to use it.

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      6 months ago

      Was that the Urahraptor? Discovered in 1993, estimated 5-6ft tall and 16-20ft long according to wiki