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Dinosaur and Paleontology Dictionary
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THEROPOD

Theropods (meaning "beast-footed") were a suborder of Saurischian dinosaurs. They were fast-moving, bipedal carnivores (meat-eaters) with grasping hands and clawed digits. They ranged in size from tiny (e.g., the chicken-sized Compsognathus) to huge (Giganotosaurus was over 50 feet tall). Theropods lived from the mid-Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous period. Their fossils have been found world-wide.

THEROPODS
Led to the birds!
  • Fast and agile
  • Carnivorous diet
  • Sharp, slicing teeth or beak, and well-developed jaw muscles
  • Clawed hands (usually with three main digits - exceptions include the Tyrannosaurids, who lost the third digit)
  • Bipedal walk
  • Strong legs with bird-like, clawed feet
  • Large eyes, indicating good eyesight.


The following is a sampling of theropod dinosaurs:
Theropoda ("Beast-footed", 2-legged carnivores, evolved into the birds)


ACROCANTHOSAURUS

ALBERTOSAURUS

ALLOSAURUS
Baryonyx

BARYONYX

CARCHARODONTOSAURUS		 CAUDIPTERYX


CERATOSAURUS

COELOPHYSIS

COMPSOGNATHUS


DEINONYCHUS

DILOPHOSAURUS		 Eoraptor

EORAPTOR
Gallimimus

GALLIMIMUS		 Giganotosaurus

GIGANOTOSAURUS carolinii

MEGALOSAURUS
Megaraptor

MEGARAPTOR		 Microvenator
MICROVENATOR

ORNITHOLESTES


ORNITHOMIMUS

OVIRAPTOR

PROCOMPSOGNATHUS
PROTARCHAEOPTERYX

SALTOPUS		 SCIPIONYX


SINORNITHOSAURUS		 SINOSAUROPTERYX

SPINOSAURUS
Suchomimus

SUCHOMIMUS		 Syntarsus

SYNTARSUS

TROODON


TYRANNOSAURUS rex

UNENLAGIA

UTAHRAPTOR


YANGCHUANOSAURUS

VELOCIRAPTOR

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