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Alternative title: Dinosaurs wouldn't be that big if they weren't that big

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Microraptors, even.

[–] thomasloven@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

confused screaming

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Which they made bigger in Jurassic Park, so that's actually proving the point. A bigger raptor species was only discovered after the first movie.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 1 points 4 months ago

Doesn't it demonstrate that the actual dinos in real life don't have to be big to be popular, because humans will simply portray them how they want to see and bring interest in the species regardless?