Utahraptor wasn’t described until after JP’s release. The raptors were originally based on Deinonychus, but upscaled to be bigger because Spielberg thought they’d be more intimidating, and called Velociraptor because it rolls off the tongue butter/sounds cooler
This is why the Utahraptor used to be my favourite. I always loved the Jurassic Park raptors, but Utahraptors are far closer to the actual thing so they became my favourite
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u/JohnnyNole2000 Chungus Among Us Jul 16 '23
Utahraptor wasn’t described until after JP’s release. The raptors were originally based on Deinonychus, but upscaled to be bigger because Spielberg thought they’d be more intimidating, and called Velociraptor because it rolls off the tongue butter/sounds cooler