This development, first hypothesized in the mid- to late 1980s and confirmed by fossil discoveries in 1999, represents a significant change in the way dromaeosaurids have historically been depicted in art and film.
Ova prilagodba, koja se prvi put pojavila sredinom 1980-ih godina i bila potvrđena fosilnim otkrićima 1999. godine, predstavlja važnu promjenu u načinu na koji se dromeosauridi prikazuju na ilustracijama i u filmu.