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
Khirbat al-Simia itself is seven paces long by five wide and is surrounded by a bench. The place for two bodies had been prepared under a curved arch." In 1883, the Palestine Exploration Fund's "Survey of Western Palestine"(SWP) noted at "Es Simia": "Walls, cisterns, caves, and tombs, principally broken, but one well cut. It is a large ruin, and evidently an ancient site. A courtyard, 23 feet 8 inches by 19 feet 6 inches, is cut in rock in front of the porch, which is 20 feet 9 inches wide and 8 feet to the back. It is supported on two pillars,