Dinosaur logo or bird logo?

[duduwenger]

I used to think the 'Raptor' brand referred to the dinosaur like in Jurassic Park. After doing some research though, I learned that it was inspired by the Raptor fighter jets, which in turn are named after the birds of prey.

Technically, the dinosaurs are called Velociraptors, though they are sometimes simply referred to as raptors (perhaps due to convenience or influence from movies?). Some velociraptors were landed creatures, like what we see in Jurassic Park, while some were able to fly and even had feathers. Apparently, out of the dinosaurs, Velociraptors are also more closely related to birds than the others.

All this to ask, would it be more appropriate for us to refer to our Raptors as the birds or the dinosaurs? I used to picture the dinosaur when referring to the Raptor brand too, but after this research I can't help but picture the birds now

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[John B]

My 3 yo grandson loves dinosaurs. This emblem is going on the tailgate.

 

[Bt_okst]

Here is my answer. Raptor dinosaur emblem it is.

 

[jeffers]

There's always these guys - Phorusrhacidae

 

[skytrucker]

Aren’t they all kind of the same?
Dinosaurs became birds. Birds became fighter/attack jets…and then SpaceX rocket engines, apparently….

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