History Literature / RaptorRed

** One of the animals shown coexisting with ''Utahraptor'' is a diplodocid. At the time, diplodocids were only known from the Jurassic Period, which was 25 million years ago by the time of the novel's setting, although the story {{handwave}}s it as being an endangered species by this point. This has since partly been vindicated, since an Early Cretaceous diplodocid was described in 2014, known as ''Leinkupal'', however it lived in South America about 136 million years instead of North America 120 million years ago.

** There was one flaw, but its only one that someone who really pays attention to paleontology would notice. ''Utahraptor'' was from the Barremian stages of the Early Cretaceous. ''Acrocanthosaurus'' was from the Aptian and Albian stages of the Early Cretaceous. While most people (with the exception of some incredibly pedant paleontologists) will allow some overlap of dinosaur taxa from neighboring stages due to the patchiness of the fossil record, ''Acrocanthosaurus'' rose to prominence ''after'' ''Utahraptor''. Thereby making the ending where the Acros were nearly wiped out by plague allowing ''Utahraptor'' to dominate the continent temporally inconsistent. If anything, ''Utahraptor'' would have been the one to go first.

* RedOniBlueOni:
** Calm, methodical Raptor Red is the blue oni to her sister's manic red.

* GiantFlyer: Some of the pterosaurs, but in particular the old dactyl, a giant among giants. This is of course TruthInTelivision - pterosaurs are some of the biggest flighted animals to ''ever exist''.

%%* BabiesEverAfter: For [[spoiler:Raptor Red herself, her niece, ''and'' the white pterosaur]].
%%* BadassFamily: Well, they ''are'' a pack of Utahraptors.

%%* ADogNamedDog: Every single character is "named" like this.

%%* EatsBabies: All of the predators.

%%* TheGreatFlood: Visualized [[http://www.luisrey.ndtilda.co.uk/html/1kflood.htm here]].
%%* GiantFlyer: Some of the pterosaurs.

%%* {{Mockumentary}}: The serious kind.

%%* RedOniBlueOni:
%%** Raptor Red is the blue oni to her sister's red.
%%** The [[spoiler:sister's oldest chick]] becomes the red oni [[spoiler:upon the death of the sister.]]

%%* TailSlap:
%%** The whip-tail sauropod's devastating main weapon.
%%** A female ''Utahraptor'' also does this to a rival.

%%* {{Xenofiction}}
%%* ZergRush: Both the ''Utahraptor'' and ''Deinonychus'' use this hunting method.

* AuthorAvatar: Interestingly enough, the Old Dactyl.
* BabiesEverAfter: For [[spoiler:Raptor Red herself, her niece, ''and'' the white pterosaur.]]
* BadassFamily: Well, they ''are'' a pack of Utahraptors.

* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Dinosaur]]: This is strongly implied to be one of the reasons (besides the one [[EatsBabies directly stated in the text]]) that Raptor Red's sister hates and tries to chase off Raptor Red's consort.
* [[CoolUncle Cool Aunt]]: Raptor Red is this to her sister's chicks, being more easy-going, playful, and clever compared to their surly and impulsive mother.

* ADogNamedDog: Every single character is 'named' like this.
* DumbDinos: Averted - the dinosaurs' intelligence is portrayed more realistically, and all of them are fully functional in their environment.

* EatsBabies: All of the predators.

* TheGreatFlood: Visualized [[http://www.luisrey.ndtilda.co.uk/html/1kflood.htm here]].
* GiantFlyer: Some of the pterosaurs.

** The ''Bernissartia'' also qualifies.
---> "She's a fiercely protective croc-mom--she's never hesitated to rush from the water, openmouthed, at any dinosaur or male croc that got too close to her progeny. This threat, accompanied by extravagant splashing, always worked."

* {{Mockumentary}}: The serious kind.

* PteroSoarer: Averted by the several pterosaur taxa featured.
* RaptorAttack: Averted except for the fact the [[ScienceMarchesOn Utahraptors are scaly]].
* RedOniBlueOni:
** Raptor Red is the blue oni to her sister's red.
** The [[spoiler:sister's oldest chick]] becomes the red oni [[spoiler:upon the death of the sister.]]

* TailSlap:
** The whip-tail sauropod's devastating main weapon.
** Oddly, a female ''Utahraptor'' also does this to a rival.

* {{Xenofiction}}
* ZergRush: Both the ''Utahraptor'' and ''Deinonychus'' use this hunting method.