suborder Theropoda

Thesaurus

Noun

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suborder Theropoda - carnivorous saurischian dinosaurs with short forelimbs; Jurassic and Cretaceous Theropoda animal order - the order of animals Sauropodomorpha, suborder Sauropodomorpha - gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having huge bodies with long necks and small heads: Prosauropoda and Sauropoda (apatosaurus, diplodocus and titanosaurs) bird-footed dinosaur, theropod, theropod dinosaur - any of numerous carnivorous dinosaurs of the Triassic to Cretaceous with short forelimbs that walked or ran on strong hind legs suborder Ceratosaura - primitive saurischian dinosaurs Carnosaura, suborder Carnosaura - largest carnivorous land animals ever known genus Compsognathus - a reptile genus of Theropoda genus Herrerasaurus - primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic genus Eoraptor - primitive theropod found in Argentina; early Triassic family Megalosauridae, Megalosauridae - megalosaurs Ornithomimida, suborder Ornithomimida - lightly built medium-size theropods Maniraptora, suborder Maniraptora - advanced theropods including oviraptorids and dromaeosaurs and possibly even modern birds