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DOTB18 — Jurassic Park Raptor Skeletal 2.0
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I. Really. Hate. Vertebrae.So here’s a new and improved Jurassic Park Velociraptor skeletal, done in a more dynamic pose (so can see everything) and with more detail. Doing this bone by freaking bone was a nightmare, so you guys better show some sympathy for artists who do this for a living, like Scott Hartman.
Jurassic Park © Michael Crichton and Universal
Edit: In one of the previous pictures, I mentioned how there was so much that they got wrong with the JP raptor. I think I should clarify.
Skull: Boxy, robust, vaguely more carnosaurian than dromaeosaurid. Eyes facing out towards the sides suggest poor binocular vision. Little to no presence of parietal crest, suggesting neck muscles attached to the back of the head are relatively weak. Tooth-line is below the jugal, adding to the “sinister grin”. Teeth are longest towards the back as opposed to the middle.
Spinal column: Sacral vertebrae likely attach to the ilium differently than in real dinosaurs, given how the tail comes off the hips at an upward angle. Tail vertebrae lack stiffening ossified tendons, contributing to added flexibility.
Hips: Pubis points straight down, like in Achillobator.
Legs: Robust, quite long compared to dromaeosaurs of equivalent size; Deinonychus, at 11’2” in length, stands 2’10” at the hips. JP raptors, at 13’6” in length, stands 4’3” at the hips. Leg proportions suggest that JP raptors shouldn’t be able to run at 60 mph. Both the second and fourth toes are missing a metatarsal.
Arms: Wrists are pronated. Fingers are almost of equal length. Third finger is missing a metacarpal, while the first has one extra.
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Can you explain how the leg proportions would really not allow these animals to run quickly? I believe it too since in reality raptors are crappy long distance runners, but I think an explanation would be interesting to hear.
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Simply put, the femur is too long (takes more effort to swing the leg forward), the foot is too short (doesn't provide enough "spring" in its step), and the overall physique is quite robust, probably weighing somewhere between 300-400 lbs. (not exactly aerodynamic).
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How fast would it be then? 30 mph rather than 60?
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It would still be able to catch up to the average fat american slob that's for sure xD
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Granted the "Velociraptor" in JP isn't what it really looked like, size wise, as Spielberg didn't think the real one looked scary enough... so he based the "Velociraptor" more on a larger raptor like the Utah Raptor, or Deinonychus.
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Actually, it's more likely that the "Velociraptor" in JP is in fact a misidentified Deinonychus. When Michael Crichton was writing his first book, he referenced some of Gregory S. Paul's work, who at the time considered Deinonychus to be a species of Velociraptor, Velociraptor antirrhopus. The reclassification was mentioned in the book, and it seems to have carried over into the films. In both the first and third films, you see the characters digging up "Velociraptor" skeletons in Montana (which is well known for Deinonychus remains) as opposed to Mongolia (the true homeland of Velociraptor).
BTW, Utahraptor is one word.
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I'm just saying what I read about Spielberg and what he said about the "Velociraptor" for the movie...
Many Jurassic Park fans refer to them as Velociraptor antirrhopus (the old classification). In reality, there is no real paleontologist that recognizes this animal. Gregory S. Paul, famed palaeoartist, first made the confusion, he is known for listing many dinosaur species as being just one genus, such as regarding Tarbosaurus bataar as Tyrannosaurus bataar, something he has no evidence for other than his disbelief in them being different.
A real Velociraptor is only about 2 meters in length. I'm going to say the raptors in JP are more in line with Utahraptor, because even Deinonychus is smaller than the raptors shown in JP... as Deinonychus antirrhopus is only about 3 meters in length, whereas a Utahraptor, specifically Utahraptor ostrommaysorum, closely matches the raptors seen in JP in terms of snout height if in normal standing posture... but they're not part of the same subfamily, Utahraptor belongs to the subfamily Dromaeosaurinae, whereas Velociraptor and Deinonychus belong to the subfamily Velociraptorinae.
Yea, I know it's one word, I was tired, simple mistake, means nothing. :3
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Read the artist comments:
"Legs: Robust, quite long compared to dromaeosaurs of equivalent size; Deinonychus, at 11’2” in length, stands 2’10” at the hips. JP raptors, at 13’6” in length, stands 4’3” at the hips."
Now compare that to Utahraptor at 23' in length and standing (roughly) 5' at the hips.
Basically, jp raptors are closer to Deinonychus in general body size than Utahraptor. Even their skulls are pretty close; Wikipedia [link] states Deinonychus' skull is 16" long, while this [link] places the JP raptor skull at a marginally larger 18". The only reason the JP raptor looks so much bigger than Denonychus is because its proportionatly longer legs make it taller.
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I like this, how long time did it take to do this
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Two hours, I think. I'm actually in the process of updating it. Made a mistake with the toe bones.
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thats some time, its a good skeletal
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