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[โ€“] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatzegopteryx

While the species was identified in the 1970s, the archaeological community didn't announce it to the general public until 1991. This means that when Michael Chrichton was writing the novel, presumably in 1988-1990, he wouldn't have known about it. The novel was published in 1990

[โ€“] jabathekek@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 months ago