Velociraptors are the most
intelligent species of dinosaurs. 12,000 years ago, they built high-tech civilizations and were far more advanced than humans are today. However, their version of
the Cold War forced most of the velociraptors to escape into space once a high caliber explosive was sent their way. Being such an advanced civilization, the velocirators were able to survive in space and travel from planet to planet. This explosive was
responsible for the extinction of every dinosaur (except for the velociraptors, of course). Although the other extremely-advanced velociraptors blamed the explosion on a meteorite, they died from starvation and life was restarted. Now, there are space dinosaurs.