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The arm bones of Velociraptor have been found to have quill knobs, which are attachment points for some types of feathers. A lack of quill knobs doesn't mean the animal didn't have feathers, but the presence of quill knobs if definitive proof that Velociraptor had wing-like feathers on its arms.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 7y agoIt might have done.
As of now, there have been no recorded specimens of a Tyrannosaurus rex with feathers on any part of its body.
There are however a few, very small skin impressions from Tyrannosaurus, and other large tyrannosaurs like Tarbosaurus and Daspletosaurus that show tiny pebbly scales. The scales average about 2.4mm! However, just because there are scales known doesn't mean that T.rex didn't have feathers.
It seems that earlier along the tyrannosaur lineage, feathers were present. Dilong paradoxus, a Chinese tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous, had simple feathers covering its body. There is also the 9m long Yutyrannus, another tyrannosaur also from China, that shows feathers covering it's body.
Currently there are many possibilities as to what the skin of T. rex would have been like.
It's possible that through the course of evolution, T. rex may have lost feathers completely.
The known skin impressions for giant tyrannosaurs are small and are hardly representative of the whole animal. It could be that different parts of the body could have had feathers an other parts had scales.
Another possibility is that babies and juveniles might have been fuzzy for insulation. They then lose or reduce the amount of feathers as they grew older and larger because big animals don't necessarily need fuzzy insulation. Although, Yutyrannus is evidence against this idea.
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∙ 11y agoThere were only two species of Velociraptor. Both species were covered in feathers, and the arms had large feathers like those on a bird's wing, causing Velociraptor to appear as if it had miniature wings.
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∙ 12y agoYes, velociraptor was covered in feathers.
MADYSON VICKNAIR
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∙ 12y agoIt is not known for certain, but velociraptor's feathers were probably used for insulation and possibly for display.
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Did the dinosaurs have feathers in the past NOT birds?
Yes. More and more dinosaurs that are not birds are being found to have had feathers. In fact, velociraptor had feathers.
What dinosaurs have feathers?
a few are t rex,microraptor,velociraptor,troodon,caudipteryx, and archaeopteryx
What fossil proved that dinosaurs had feathers?
The first dinosaur discovered to have had feathers was Archaeopteryx. Later finds found that many other dinosaurs including Velociraptor, Yutyrannus, and Anchiornis are known to have had feathers.
What is velociraptor it famous for?
Velociraptor is famous for its appearance in the movie Jurassic Park where the dinosaurs were among the primary antagonists. Two things that should be noted are that velociraptor was not nearly as big as it was shown in the movie, and since the movie was made has been discovered to have had feathers.
Did the velociraptor have things on the head?
Velociraptor didn't have any crests, horns, or other head ornamentation. However, they were feathered and it is possible that they had colorful head a maybe even a crest made of feathers.
Why did the velociraptor mongoliensis have feathers?
It is not known for certain. The feathers were likely used in part for insulation and possibly display. Some have suggested the large, well developed feathers on the arms and tail were used to help the animal steer while running. Another article suggests velociraptor flapped its arms like wings to help balance when subduing prey.
What is a detailed description of the velociraptor?
Velociraptor was a 6 foot long, 2 foot tall, 33 lb, bipedal dinosaur. On the innermost of the three toes of each foot, it had a large sickle claw. Velociraptor had well developed arms with three clawed fingers on each hand. They had a long, narrow, somewhat flat head. They were covered in feathers, and they had long feathers on their arms that made their arms look like miniature wings.
What is the description of the velociraptor?
Velociraptor was a 6 foot long, 2 foot tall, 33 lb, bipedal dinosaur. On the innermost of the three toes of each foot, it had a large sickle claw. Velociraptor had well developed arms with three clawed fingers on each hand. They had a long, narrow, somewhat flat head. They were covered in feathers, and they had long feathers on their arms that made their arms look like miniature wings.
Do raptors have feathers?
Recently, feather imprints have been found on the fossilized remains of many dinosaur species, notably the raptors. While Dinosaurs have been traditionally envisioned with scales, it is now believed that at least some dinosaurs, and likely all of the small theropods, had feathers. Dinosaurs like Deinonychus, Utahraptor and Velociraptor had feathers. Some dinosaurs had feathers including, velociraptor, microraptor, oviraptor, therizinosaurus, sinosauropteryx, caudipteryx, anchiornis, dilong, psittacosaurus, beipasaurus, juravenator, archaeopterx, etc.
What is the scientific name for velociraptor?
The scientific name for a velociraptor is velociraptor monogoliensis.
What did the velociraptor from Jurassic Park and the actual velociraptor look like?
The two looked very different. In Jurassic Park the velociraptors were actually based on a closely related but larger dinosaur named Deinonychus, which had originally been classified as another species of velociraptor. In the movie the "velociraptors" are scaly creatures about six feet tall and fifteen or so feet long with flexible hands, whiplike tails, and a large claw elevated on the inner toe. The actual velociraptor was much smaller, closer in size to a turkey and had feathers rather than scales, though this was not known when Jurassic Park was made. The feathers on the arms were large and well developed, resembling the flight feathers of a bird. The tail of velociraptor was stiffer than its depiction in the movie. Additionally, velociraptor and all carnivorous dinosaurs could not rotate their wrists and, in a resting position carried their "palms" facing inward rather than downward. The matter of the inner toe however is accurate. Overall, velociraptor would have looked like a very strange bird. Deinonychus, on which the movie "raptors" were based, probably looked quite similar only larger and perhaps differently colored.
What is a velociraptors shape?
Velociraptor was a 6 foot long, 2 foot tall, 33 lb, bipedal dinosaur. On the innermost of the three toes of each foot, it had a large sickle claw. Velociraptor had well developed arms with three clawed fingers on each hand. They had a long, narrow, somewhat flat head. They were covered in feathers, and they had long feathers on their arms that made their arms look like miniature wings.
