Editing Velociraptor (section)

==Cultural significance==
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''Velociraptor'' is commonly perceived as a vicious and cunning killer thanks to their portrayal in the 1990 novel ''[[Jurassic Park (novel)|Jurassic Park]]'' by [[Michael Crichton]] and its 1993 [[Jurassic Park (film)|film adaptation]], directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]. The [[Velociraptors in Jurassic Park|"raptors" portrayed in ''Jurassic Park'']] were actually modeled after the closely related [[Dromaeosauridae|dromaeosaurid]] ''[[Deinonychus]]''. Paleontologists in both the novel and film excavate a skeleton in [[Montana]], far from the central Asian range of ''Velociraptor'' but characteristic of the ''Deinonychus'' range.<ref name=crichton1990>{{cite book |last=Crichton |first=M. |author-link=Michael Crichton |year=1990 |title=Jurassic Park |location=New York |publisher=Alfred A. Knopf |pages=[https://archive.org/details/jurassicparknove00cric/page/117 117] |isbn=978-0-394-58816-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/jurassicparknove00cric/page/117 }}</ref> Crichton met with the discoverer of ''Deinonychus'', [[John Ostrom]], several times at [[Yale University]] to discuss details of the animal's possible range of behaviors and appearance. Crichton at one point apologetically told Ostrom that he had decided to use the name ''Velociraptor'' in place of ''Deinonychus'' because the former name was "more dramatic." According to Ostrom, Crichton stated that the ''Velociraptor'' of the novel was based on ''Deinonychus'' in almost every detail, and that only the name had been changed. The ''Jurassic Park'' filmmakers also requested all of Ostrom's published papers on ''Deinonychus'' during production.<ref name="jw_yalenews_2015">Cummings, M. "[http://news.yale.edu/2015/06/18/yale-s-legacy-jurassic-world Yale's legacy in ''Jurassic World''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706231545/http://news.yale.edu/2015/06/18/yale-s-legacy-jurassic-world |date=6 July 2017 }}." ''Yale News'', 18 June 2015.</ref> They portrayed the animals with the size, proportions, and snout shape of ''Deinonychus'' rather than ''Velociraptor''.<ref name=Duncan2006>{{cite book |last=Duncan |first=J. |year=2006 |title=The Winston Effect |location=London |publisher=Titan Books |page=175|isbn=978-1-84576-365-7}}</ref><ref name=bakker1995>{{cite book |last=Bakker |first=R.T. |author-link=Bob Bakker |year=1995 |title=Raptor Red |location=New York |publisher=Bantam Books |page=4|isbn=978-0-553-57561-3|title-link=Raptor Red }}</ref>

Production on ''Jurassic Park'' began before the discovery of the large dromaeosaurid ''[[Utahraptor]]'' was made public in 1991, but as Jody Duncan wrote about this discovery: "Later, after we had designed and built the raptor, there was a discovery of a raptor skeleton in Utah, which they labeled 'super-slasher.' They had uncovered the largest Velociraptor to date and it measured five-and-a-half-feet tall, just like ours. So we designed it, we built it, and then they discovered it. That still boggles my mind."<ref name=Duncan2006 /> Spielberg's name was briefly considered for naming of the new dinosaur in exchange for funding of field work, but no agreement was reached.<ref name="adams1993">{{cite web |last=Adams |first=B. |url=https://www.deseret.com/1993/6/15/19051844/director-loses-utahraptor-name-game |title=Director Loses Utahraptor Name Game |website=[[Deseret News]] |date=15 June 1993 |accessdate=21 August 2022 |archive-date=22 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220822053459/https://www.deseret.com/1993/6/15/19051844/director-loses-utahraptor-name-game |url-status=live }}</ref> 

''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' and its sequel ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' were released before the discovery that dromaeosaurs had feathers, so the ''Velociraptor'' in both films were depicted as scaled and featherless. For ''[[Jurassic Park III]],'' the male ''Velociraptor'' was given quill-like structures along the back of the head and neck, but these structures do not resemble the feathers that ''Velociraptor'' would have had in reality due to reasons of continuity.<ref name="dhar2013">{{cite news |last=Dhar |first=M. |date=17 June 2013 |title=T. Rex at 20: How 'Jurassic Park' science has evolved |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/t-rex-at-20-how-jurassic-park-science-has-evolved/2013/06/17/1701595c-d1f9-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html |accessdate=21 August 2022 |archive-date=30 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230175837/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/t-rex-at-20-how-jurassic-park-science-has-evolved/2013/06/17/1701595c-d1f9-11e2-8cbe-1bcbee06f8f8_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''[[Jurassic World]]'' sequel trilogy ignored the feathers of ''Velociraptor'', adhering to the designs from ''Jurassic Park''.<ref name="polo2015">{{cite news |last=Polo |first=S. |date=10 June 2015 |title=Jurassic World explains its featherless dinos while poking fun at blockbusters |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |url=https://www.polygon.com/2015/6/10/8760275/jurassic-world-dinosaurs-feathers |accessdate=21 August 2022 |archive-date=11 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011135009/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/10/8760275/jurassic-world-dinosaurs-feathers |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the dromaeosaur ''[[Pyroraptor]]''  was feathered for ''[[Jurassic World Dominion]]'', along with other changes such as stiffening the tail to account for ossified tendons and de-pronating the hands.<ref name="katwala2022">{{cite news |last=Katwala |first=A. |date=10 June 2022 |title=The Real Story Behind ''Jurassic World Dominion''{{'}}s Dino Feathers |work=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] |url=https://www.wired.com/story/jurassic-world-dominion-dinosaur-feathers/ |accessdate=21 August 2022 |archive-date=12 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612111833/https://www.wired.com/story/jurassic-world-dominion-dinosaur-feathers/ |url-status=live }}</ref>