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  • noun Plural form of theropod.

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Examples

  • The current data from theropods shows that quill-like integumentary structures were present in theropods before one lineage gave rise to scansorial proto-birds.

    Literally, flying lemurs (and not dermopterans) Darren Naish 2006

  • The current data from theropods shows that quill-like integumentary structures were present in theropods before one lineage gave rise to scansorial proto-birds.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • While proportionally small premaxillary teeth are seen elsewhere in theropods (e.g., in tyrannosauroids), the combination of reduced dentition and diastema isn’t, and we know without question that microraptorians had complex, vaned feathers on their limbs and tails.

    The war on parasites: an oviraptorosaur’s eye view Darren Naish 2006

  • While proportionally small premaxillary teeth are seen elsewhere in theropods (e.g., in tyrannosauroids), the combination of reduced dentition and diastema isn’t, and we know without question that microraptorians had complex, vaned feathers on their limbs and tails.

    Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • They appear to belong to three different sizes of a two-legged, mostly-carnivorous type of dinosaur called theropods, which are the ancestors of modern birds.

    Polar Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Australia 2011

  • Velociraptors - part of a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods - were, in fact, strict carnivores, as was the most ferocious theropod of them all

    latimes.com - News 2010

  • But, Benton argues, his team's stroke of good fortune lends more weight to the idea that birds descended from the dinosaurs called theropods, of which

    Discover Blogs 2010

  • Velociraptors - part of a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods - were, in fact, strict carnivores, as was the most ferocious theropod of them all, Tyrannosaurus rex - one of which snacked on a lawyer in the film.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • Velociraptors, part of a group of two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods, were strict carnivores - as was the most ferocious theropod of them all, T. rex, the Chicago Tribune reports.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Kesterton 2010

  • Paleontologists have thought as much for years, but arm bones that are still intact from such early bipedal meat-eating dinosaurs - called theropods - are extremely rare, so their mobility was poorly understood.

    thespectrum.com - Local News 2009

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