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nounany of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs
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- herrerasaurus a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
- deinocheirus lightly built medium-sized theropod with long limbs and neck
- suborder maniraptora advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
- genus herrerasaurus primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic
- maniraptor advanced carnivorous theropod
- ornithomimida lightly built medium-size theropods
- eoraptor a theropod dinosaur of the genus Eoraptor
- suborder ornithomimida lightly built medium-size theropods
- genus velociraptor advanced carnivorous theropod
- ceratosaur primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America