TIL that velociraptors were really only the size of an average dog and had feathers. The Jurassic Park movies took the name and applied it to another dinosaur from the raptor family.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Velociraptor&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop



Submitted April 12, 2015 at 08:32AM by iowamoviefan http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32apzu/til_that_velociraptors_were_really_only_the_size/