theropod

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theropod (plural theropods)

Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

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Birds evolved from a small raptor like theropod. Robert T. Bakker

... if you saw a baby tyrannosaur you would probably think it was a weird looking bird. A full grown one might have had feathers too, maybe not on its whole body though, maybe more of an ornamental display sort of feathers. So traits in the theropod dinosaurs were more birdlike than say, crocodiles. Mark Norell

Bloomington, Indiana:Indiana University Press. p. 117. Skull Skull, at Telus World of Science, Vancouver The skull and teeth of Allosaurus were modestly proportioned for a theropod of its size. Source: Internet

An example of macroevolution is the appearance of feathers during the evolution of birds from theropod dinosaurs, when now viewed at a distance from the future, although as they arose the developing changes would be deemed microevolution. Source: Internet

Allosaurus accounted for 70–75% of theropod specimens and was at the top trophic level of the Morrison food web. Source: Internet

Birds share over a hundred distinct anatomical features with theropod dinosaurs, which are now generally accepted to have been their closest ancient relatives. Source: Internet

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