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Theropods are an extinct group of bipedal, carnivorous dinosaurs.
They varied in their size and diet. Some theropods such as Velociraptor were the size of turkeys; others, such as Tyrannosaurus, were many times taller than humans. Some ate small animals such as lizards and insects. Others feasted on the meat of large herbivorous dinosaurs.
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∙ 15y agoThe therapod group members were mostly carnivorous (Tyrannosaurus Rex is a good example), but Therizosaurus is a herbivorous member. The therapod dinosaurs are the only dinosaur group that has living desendents-the birds. So that means "dinosaurs" flap their wings and sing in the trees today!
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Are hens dinosaurs?
Yes (WITH A BIG MAYBE ATTACHED) The difference between certain therapod dinosaurs and birds is very small. Every feature we use to describe birds (beak, feathers, wings) first evolved on dinosaurs. In fact the morphology between birds and the raptor family of therapod dinosaurs is so similar many scientists to call birds avian dinosaurs.
What are therapods?
The therapod group members were mostly carnivorous (Tyrannosaurus Rex is a good example), but Therizosaurus is a herbivorous member. The therapod dinosaurs are the only dinosaur group that has living desendents-the birds. So that means "dinosaurs" flap their wings and sing in the trees today!
What are the dinosaurs Ceolophysis?
dinosaur, ceolophysis was an individual dinosaur about the size of a cat. ceolophysis is a small therapod dinosaur.
Are birds considered dinosaurs?
No, but it is pretty clear that birds descended from the 'therapod' dinosaurs. Of course, birds have evolved and improved a lot since the age of dinosaurs. One of the most common of the therapoda was the Tyrannosaurus rex.
What do you call the sub-order of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs?
Meat eating dinosaurs, or any meat eating animal/mammals are considered as a "carnivore". The group that contains most meat eating dinosaurs is Theropoda.Carnivore/Carnivorous eg: T-rex
What group of reptiles exemplified by the fossil Archaeopteryx led to the evolution of?
Archaeopteryx is considered the 1st Bird. It was from a long line of Avian dinosaurs which are very very closely related to the Raptor family of Therapod Dinosaurs. The morphology of avian dinosaurs and modern birds are so similar many scientist class birds as avian dinosaurs.
What is a therapod?
The fossilized remains of a therapist.
Is the tyrannosaurus rex a therapod or a saurapod?
Theropods were two legged, carnivorous dinosaurs. Triceratops had four legs and was an herbivore. Therefor, Triceratops wasn't a theropod. Instead, they were a type of ceratopsian, which were four legged, herbivorous dinosaurs with a beak and usually a frill and often horns.
Do you believe that birds came from the ancestry of dinosaurs?
It's not really a belief thing; there is good evidence that modern birds are descended from therapod dinosaurs and its been suggested that if a dinosaur was somehow resurrected, we'd think it was a rather odd looking bird as it would have feathers and bird like feet - with four toes - (albeit with teeth!).
Is a direct living descendant of dinosaurs a parrot or an alligator or a dragonfly or a hippo?
The Parrot would be the direct ancestor of the Dinosaur. The therapod line is believed to be the line that turned into our modern day birds. There are many similarities between therapods and our modern birds. There is some debate on this theory still but there are many who believe that the birds are direct descendants of the dinosaurs
What kind of paleontologist they are?
There are as many different fields in Paleontology as there are topics to study. There are paleontologists who lets say, specialize in therapod dinosaurs; but then there may be paleontologists who study Trilobite anatomy. Also, Paleontologists can specialize in a certain period in time, suck as the Cretaceous, or the Ordovician.
What is a calamosaur?
A calamosaur is a small therapod dinosaur of the genus Calamosaurus.
