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Was the velociraptor famous before Jurassic Park was a thing?

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Deinonychus was featured in a 1984 novel (and 1993 film) called Carnosaur. Carnosaur, like the far superior Jurassic Park, features cloned dinosaurs in a zoo setting. read more

The book was popular among dinosaur lovers, but seems to have also been well-received by those with no prior connection to prehistoric reptiles, so between Carnosaur and Predatory Dinosaurs of the World, Velociraptor certainly had a fan base before Jurassic Park. read more

Thanks to the first three Jurassic Park movies--not to mention the blockbuster Jurassic World--Velociraptor is one of the world's most well-known dinosaurs. However, there's a huge difference between the Hollywood version of Velociraptor and the less imposing one familiar to paleontologists. read more

Velociraptor can be distinguished from other dromaeosaurids by its long and low skull, with an upturned snout. Velociraptor (commonly shortened to "raptor") is one of the dinosaur genera most familiar to the general public due to its prominent role in the Jurassic Park motion picture series. read more

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