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'''Theropoda''' (''theropod'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|θ|ɛr|ə|p|ɒ|d}}; suborder name ''Theropoda'' {{IPAc-en|θ|ɨ|ˈ|r|ɒ|p|ɵ|d|ə}}, frae Greek meanin "beast feet") is baith a suborder o [[bipedal]] [[saurischia]]n [[dinosaur]]s, an a [[clade]] consistin o that suborder an its descendants (includin [[modren birds|modren]] [[bird]]s). Dinosaurs belangin tae the suborder ''Theropoda'' wur primarily [[carnivore|carnivorous]], altho a nummer o theropod groups evolved [[herbivore|herbivory]], [[omnivore|omnivory]], an [[insectivore|insectivory]]. Theropods first appeared durin the [[Carnian]] age o the late [[Triassic]] [[Period (geology)|period]] aboot 230 million years ago ([[Year#SI prefix multipliers|Ma]]) an includit the sole |
'''Theropoda''' (''theropod'' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|θ|ɛr|ə|p|ɒ|d}}; suborder name ''Theropoda'' {{IPAc-en|θ|ɨ|ˈ|r|ɒ|p|ɵ|d|ə}}, frae Greek meanin "beast feet") is baith a suborder o [[bipedal]] [[saurischia]]n [[dinosaur]]s, an a [[clade]] consistin o that suborder an its descendants (includin [[modren birds|modren]] [[bird]]s). Dinosaurs belangin tae the suborder ''Theropoda'' wur primarily [[carnivore|carnivorous]], altho a nummer o theropod groups evolved [[herbivore|herbivory]], [[omnivore|omnivory]], an [[insectivore|insectivory]]. Theropods first appeared durin the [[Carnian]] age o the late [[Triassic]] [[Period (geology)|period]] aboot 230 million years ago ([[Year#SI prefix multipliers|Ma]]) an includit the sole muckle terrestrial carnivores frae the [[Early Jurassic]] till at least the close o the [[Cretaceous]], aboot 66 Ma. In the [[Jurassic]], birds evolved frae smaa specialized [[coelurosauria]]n theropods, an are the day representit bi 9,900 livin species. |
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Amang the featurs linkin theropod dinosaurs tae birds are a [[furcula]] (wishbone), air-filled bones, [[broodin]] o the [[Egg (biology)|eggs]], an (in [[Coelurosauria|coelurosaurs]], at least) feathers. |
Amang the featurs linkin theropod dinosaurs tae birds are a [[furcula]] (wishbone), air-filled bones, [[broodin]] o the [[Egg (biology)|eggs]], an (in [[Coelurosauria|coelurosaurs]], at least) feathers. |
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Latest reveesion aes o 18:14, 29 August 2020
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| Muntit skelet o Coelophysis bauri, Cleveland Museum o Naitural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Clade: | Eusaurischia |
| Clade: | Theropoda Marsh, 1881 |
| Subgroups[1] | |
Theropoda (theropod /ˈθɛrəpɒd/; suborder name Theropoda /θᵻˈrɒpoʊdə/, frae Greek meanin "beast feet") is baith a suborder o bipedal saurischian dinosaurs, an a clade consistin o that suborder an its descendants (includin modren birds). Dinosaurs belangin tae the suborder Theropoda wur primarily carnivorous, altho a nummer o theropod groups evolved herbivory, omnivory, an insectivory. Theropods first appeared durin the Carnian age o the late Triassic period aboot 230 million years ago (Ma) an includit the sole muckle terrestrial carnivores frae the Early Jurassic till at least the close o the Cretaceous, aboot 66 Ma. In the Jurassic, birds evolved frae smaa specialized coelurosaurian theropods, an are the day representit bi 9,900 livin species.
Amang the featurs linkin theropod dinosaurs tae birds are a furcula (wishbone), air-filled bones, broodin o the eggs, an (in coelurosaurs, at least) feathers.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Holtz, Thomas R., Jr. (2012). Dinosaurs: The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All Ages, Winter 2011 Appendix.