Velociraptor had feathers!

[ewurm]

Although unable to fly, it would appear they did have feathers.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070920/ap_on_sc/feathered_raptor_1;_ylt=AgdKH5ZPacTEqfgihurpKewE1vAI

 

[Vicious_Fish]

Yep! I bet you'll never eat KFC the same way again!

 

[ewurm]

Yep! I bet you'll never eat KFC the same way again!

They have velociraptor at KFC? Dinosaur wings!

 

[Rakie]

I knew Jurassic Park wasn't a historical documentary.

 

[sandtiger]

Not a big suprise. Lots of dromeosaurs (the family that velociraptor belongs to) have been found to be feathered. It is thought that the family may actually be true birds, more closely related to them then other dinosaurs. One interesting theory put forth by palaeontologist Greg Paul is that dromeosaurs may actually have evolved from ancestors that could fly.

Microraptor; A member of the sub-family Microraptorinae within the family Dromaeosauridae.