Jurassic Park III dinosaur-bird connection, said the feathers quills added to the "Velociraptor" for "Jurassic Park III" "looked like a roadrunner's toupee", but conceded that feathers are difficult subjects for computer animation and speculated that "Jurassic Park IV"'s raptors would have more realistic with plumage. In 2002, Crichton said he had not watched the film. A teaser trailer was released online in September 2000. Universal avoided excessive early marketing to prevent a possible backlash; the studio believed awareness of the film was already sufficient. Marketing began in April 2001, three months before the film's release. The first footage from the film was aired
The Lost World: Jurassic Park made available in a package with predecessor "Jurassic Park". The films were also featured in a deluxe limited edition box set featuring both DVDs, soundtrack albums, two lenticulars, stills from both films, and a certificate of authenticity signed by set's producers, inside a collector case. After the release of sequel "Jurassic Park III", box sets including all three movies were also made available, as "Jurassic Park Trilogy" on December 11, 2001, and as the "Jurassic Park Adventure Pack" on November 29, 2005. "The Lost World" was first made available on Blu-ray on October 25, 2011, as part of a trilogy