OH NO! NOT "RAPTORS" AGAIN!

[Brian Franczak <franczak@ntplx.net>]

Allan Edels wrote:
 
> Since the popularization of the term raptor ("Jurassic Park"), many
> people (lay-people as well as scientists) know what kind of body-   > plan to 
> expect when someone uses that term in the name of a         > dinosaur. That 
> is, a bipedal, lightly-built, probably quick-moving, > large-brained, 
> large-eyed predator, with vicious-looking, large,    > sickle-claws on the 
> rear feet (second claw), grasping claws on the   > front feet (hands), and 
> stiffened tail [aka, a dromaeosaur].

What about _Eoraptor_, _Sinraptor_, and _Oviraptor_, none of which fit
your description?

Brian (franczak@ntplx.net)
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2045/