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Theropods are lizard hipped, bipedal dinosaurs with three clawed toes that touched the ground (many had a fourth toe that didn't reach the ground called a dewclaw). Most of them, with the exclusion of birds, were meat eaters.
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What did Birds evolved from?
The general consensus is that they evolved from a group of small theropod dinosaurs.
Are maniraptora dinosaurs?
Yes.Maniraptora is the name of a group of theropod dinosaurs.Archaeopteryx, Velociraptor, Troodon andmodern day birds are examples maniraptorian theropod dinosaurs.
The Group of dinosaurs which include tyrannosaurus?
Theropod
Do dinosaurs still exist on this planet?
Yes. Birds are descended from theropod dinosaurs.
What had a hip structure similar to birds?
Theropod dinosaurs for one.
Were all dinosaurs carnivores true or false?
Only theropod dinosaurs were carnivores. Most dinosaurs were herbivores. In a word, false.
How does Archaeopteryx provide evidence for evolution?
Archaeopteryx lithographica is a specimen of early bird that still shows many traits characteristic of theropod dinosaurs. As such, they are a morphological intermediate between theropods and modern birds, confirming the hypothesis that birds evolved from dinosaurs.
How are birds and dinosaurs closely related?
Birds are direct descendants of dinosaurs and are considered by many to be dinosaurs. Birds emerged in the later Jurassic period, branching of from a group of dinosaurs called theropods, two legged animals that accounted for all carnivorous dinosaurs. Many theropod dinosaurs show birdlike traits (including feathers on many species), particularly dromaeosaurs such as velociraptor.
What is a baryonychid?
A baryonychid is a member of the Baryonychidae, a family of specialized theropod dinosaurs.
What noise does a dinosaur make?
Except for today's bird, which are in the family of Theropod dinosaurs, no human or humanoid has ever heard a dinosaur. The dinosaurs, except for birds, were extinct far, far before the very first humans appeared on Earth. I suppose you could say that the theropod dinosaurs tweeted and chirped, but it is hard to imagine that the giant Tyrannosaurus rex (Also a Theropod) tweeted!
How many kinds of dinosaurs went extinct?
All of them except birds. (Yes, they're technically theropod dinosaurs. Look it up!)
What is an allosaurid?
An allosaurid is a member of the Allosauridae, is an extinct family of medium-large carnivorous theropod dinosaurs.
