theropod

Theropods in particular would have had a tough time escaping, since the dinosaurs used only their hind legs for locomotion, Eberth said.

The three-year-old boy held the stuffed dinosaur at arm's length. "Theropods only have three toes, " he said.

Most theropods, like the one found in Spain, are meat-eaters, though some were omnivores.

One theory is that theropods developed an omnivorous diet to help them exploit new habitats as the continents broke up.

Four Winged Feathered Dinosaurs called Theropods have been found; these are considered to be the missing link between dinosaurs and birds.

The findings challenge the conventional view that almost all theropods hunted prey, especially those closest to their descendants, birds.

Theropods were early winged and feathered dinosaurs that walked mainly on their hind legs and were incapable of flight.

Theropods are mainly known from the ancient southern landmass, Gondwana.

In the theropods that were closely related to living birds, a particular wrist bone was wedge-shaped, allowing them to bend their hands.

The three types of dinosaurs, Troodon, Oviraptor and Citipati, lived roughly 75 million years ago and were theropods .

Theropods are a very important group of dinosaurs because it is from this group that birds are known to originate.

Just like British actors in American film, poor theropods always end up playing the bad guys.