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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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Definition that contains theropod
- 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
- maniraptora advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds
- oviraptorid advanced carnivorous theropod
- genus compsognathus a reptile genus of Theropoda
- herrerasaur a kind of theropod dinosaur found in Argentina
- ceratosaurus 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
- order saurischia extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
- saurischia extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)