Velociraptor built it, and then they discovered it. That still boggles my mind." Spielberg was particularly pleased with the discovery of the "Utahraptor" because of the boost it gave to the velociraptors in his film. Spielberg's name was briefly considered for naming of the new dinosaur. In reality, "Velociraptor", like many other maniraptoran theropods, was covered in feathers. Velociraptor Velociraptor (; meaning "swift seizer" in Latin) is a genus of dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived approximately 75 to 71 million years ago during the latter part of the Cretaceous Period. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in
Little swift Little swift The little swift ("Apus affinis"), is a small species of swift found in Asia and Africa. It is found both in urban areas and rocky cliffs where it builds its nest in the many typical of all members of the order Apodiformes. A former eastern population is now separated a distinct species, house swift ("Apus nipalensis"). These birds have very short legs which they use only for clinging to vertical surfaces. The genus name "Apus" is Latin for a swift, thought by the ancients to be a type of swallow with no feet (from Ancient Greek α, "a",