Pronunciation: the-roh-po-duh
Author: Othniel Charles Marsh
Year: 1881
Meaning: Beast feet (See etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal
Synonyms: Goniopoda ("angled feet"). E.D.Cope, 1866.
Author: Othniel Charles Marsh
Year: 1881
Meaning: Beast feet (See etymology)
Locomotion: Bipedal
Synonyms: Goniopoda ("angled feet"). E.D.Cope, 1866.
[Sereno, 2005]Definition
The most inclusive clade containing Passer domesticus (House Sparrow) but not Saltasaurus loricatus.
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Etymology
Theropoda is derived from the Greek "ther" (beast of prey, wild beast) and "pod-" (foot).
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References
• Marsh OC (1881) "Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs. Part V". 
American Journal of Science. s3-21(125): 417–423. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-21.125.417 [coins Theropoda.]
• Marsh OC (1884) "Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs, Part 8: The Order Theropoda". American Journal of Science, 27(160): 29–40. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-27.160.329
• Rauhut OWM (2003) "Special Papers in Palaeontology, The Interrelationships and Evolution of Basal Theropod Dinosaurs (No. 69)".
• Molina-Pérez R and Larramendi A (2019) "The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: The Theropods" [Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes].
• Qin Z, Liao CC, Benton MJ and Rayfield EJ (2023) "Functional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual unguals".
Communications Biology, 6(181).
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04552-4.
• Lei R, Tschopp E, Hendrickx C, Wedel MJ, Norell MA and Hone DWE (2023) "Bite and tooth marks on sauropod dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation". PeerJ, 11: e16327.
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16327.
American Journal of Science. s3-21(125): 417–423. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-21.125.417 [coins Theropoda.]
• Marsh OC (1884) "Principal characters of American Jurassic dinosaurs, Part 8: The Order Theropoda". American Journal of Science, 27(160): 29–40. DOI: 10.2475/ajs.s3-27.160.329
• Rauhut OWM (2003) "Special Papers in Palaeontology, The Interrelationships and Evolution of Basal Theropod Dinosaurs (No. 69)".
• Molina-Pérez R and Larramendi A (2019) "The Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs: The Theropods" [Dinosaur Facts and Figures: The Theropods and Other Dinosauriformes].
• Qin Z, Liao CC, Benton MJ and Rayfield EJ (2023) "Functional space analyses reveal the function and evolution of the most bizarre theropod manual unguals".
Communications Biology, 6(181).
DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04552-4.
• Lei R, Tschopp E, Hendrickx C, Wedel MJ, Norell MA and Hone DWE (2023) "Bite and tooth marks on sauropod dinosaurs from the Morrison Formation". PeerJ, 11: e16327.
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16327.
