Theropoda
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Theropoda is a major group of mostly bipedal, primarily carnivorous dinosaurs that includes famous species like Tyrannosaurus rex and the ancestors of modern birds.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theropoda canonical | 47 |
| Carnosauria | 1 |
| Coelurosauria | 1 |
| Maniraptora | 1 |
| Theropoda in a phylogenetic sense | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur clade
ⓘ
taxonomic suborder ⓘ |
| ancestralTo | modern birds ⓘ |
| characteristicFeature |
furcula (wishbone) in many taxa
ⓘ
hollow bones ⓘ large grasping forelimbs in many forms ⓘ pneumatized skeleton in many taxa ⓘ s-shaped neck ⓘ sharp recurved teeth in most taxa ⓘ three-toed limbs ⓘ |
| cladeDefinition | all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of modern birds and theropods like Allosaurus and Ceratosaurus ⓘ |
| containsExtantTaxa | birds ⓘ |
| etymology | Greek for "beast-footed" ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceApproximateAge | about 230 million years ago ⓘ |
| fossilRecord | found on every continent ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | global ⓘ |
| includes |
Allosaurus
ⓘ
Averostra ⓘ Aves ⓘ Carnosauria ⓘ Carnotaurus ⓘ Ceratosauria ⓘ Ceratosaurus ⓘ Coelophysis ⓘ Avetheropoda ⓘ
surface form:
Coelurosauria
Compsognathus ⓘ Dromaeosauridae ⓘ
surface form:
Deinonychus
Dilophosaurus ⓘ Dromaeosauridae ⓘ Giganotosaurus ⓘ Herrerasauria ⓘ Maniraptora ⓘ Megalosaurus ⓘ Neotheropoda ⓘ Spinosaurus ⓘ Tetanurae ⓘ Troodon ⓘ Tyrannosaurus ⓘ
surface form:
Tyrannosaurus rex
Velociraptor ⓘ |
| includesFeatheredTaxa | yes ⓘ |
| majorExtinctionEvent |
Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary
ⓘ
surface form:
Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event
|
| namedBy | Othniel Charles Marsh ⓘ |
| notableMorphology |
generally large head relative to body in many taxa
ⓘ
often reduced forelimbs in some large carnivores such as tyrannosaurids ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Dinosauria
ⓘ
Saurischia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ornithischia
ⓘ
Saurischia ⓘ
surface form:
Sauropodomorpha
|
| researchField | paleontology ⓘ |
| subdivision |
avian theropods
ⓘ
non-avian theropods ⓘ |
| survivingLineageAfterKPg | avian theropods ⓘ |
| taxonRank | suborder ⓘ |
| temporalRange | Late Triassic–Present ⓘ |
| typicalDiet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| typicalLocomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| typicalReproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1881 ⓘ |
Referenced by (51)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maniraptora
this entity surface form:
Coelurosauria
this entity surface form:
Carnosauria
this entity surface form:
Theropoda in a phylogenetic sense