My favorite thing about dromaeosaurids has to be how drastically different they were compared to how they are portrayed in the media. They probably have THE most drastic difference. An accurate T. rex or sauropod still reads as “dinosaur” to the general public, but to someone who is uneducated on dinosaurs, accurate dromaeosaurids read as “weird bird” (and while birds ARE dinosaurs, the average person doesn’t know that). The only real thing that connects the two is the famous sickle claw.
It may be Utahraptor week, but the best example of this is definitely Velociraptor due to its claim to fame in Jurassic Park (which isn’t even from the Jurassic, like many other dinosaurs in the books and films).
(also excuse my messy drawing, I just wanted to throw something together quickly)
