theropods, any member of the dinosaur subgroup Theropoda, which includes all the flesh-eating dinosaurs. Theropods were the most diverse group of saurischian (“lizard-hipped”) dinosaurs, ranging from the crow-sized Microraptor to the huge Tyrannosaurus rex, which weighed six tons or more.

Unlike the sauropod saurischians, all the theropods were obligate bipeds; that is, their hind legs provided support and locomotion while the short forelimbs and mobile hands were probably adapted for grasping and tearing prey. Despite the group’s name, which means “beast (i.e., mammal) foot,” theropod feet usually resembled those of birds. Birds are descended from one lineage of small theropods and therefore are members of Theropoda.

Three major theropod groups are generally recognized. Ceratosaurs were the first and ranged in size from the small Coelophysis to Ceratosaurus, which approached Allosaurus in size. Succeeding the early ceratosaurs were the tetanurans, comprising the carnosaurs (including Allosaurus) and the coelurosaurs (a larger group that includes Tyrannosaurus, dromaeosaurs, and Ornithomimus, among others). Coelurosaurs and carnosaurs both had many hollow bones and sharp, recurved teeth along the entire length of their jaws.

Theropod remains have been recovered from all continents except Antarctica and from the Middle Triassic through the Late Cretaceous Epoch (from 245 million to 65.5 million years ago). The earliest theropod is thought to be Eodromaeus, a 1.2-metre- (4-foot-) long dinosaur known from fossils discovered in northwestern Argentina that date to about 230 million years ago.

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  • Asa_the_Red [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Oh gods I just saw the video of the azov guys burning down a longship on twitter and its set to some "Epic Viking Movie Trailer!!!" ass youtube music. Ugh :cringe: :cringe: :cringe: :cringe: :cringe: :cringe: :cringe:

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 years ago

      It's really funny in hindsight that the only only reason we know any details about ship funerals is bc an Arab diplomat happened to arrive at a camp while one was happening on his way to deliver some Korans to like the king of the Tartars or something. Since the "vikings" were illiterate ibn Fadlan's account is one of if not the only contemporary written account of a "viking" religious or funerary ritual. It's another great example of how utterly fake "norse neopaganism" is. A bunch of white guys who are very proud about being white guys reconstructing their "ancestral religion" from accounts written by the very groups they're trying to define themselves in opposition to.

      • Dolores [love/loves]
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        2 years ago

        they weren't illiterate they just wrote dumb shit on rocks instead of in books. :theory-gary:

      • Asa_the_Red [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        It’s another great example of how utterly fake “norse neopaganism” is

        Whoa whoa whoa, first off the azov guys are slavic pagans, and I resent the implication that any other religion is more "real" than any kind of paganism. If cringe fascists being members of a religion makes that religion illegitimate then that rules out pretty much everyone else's religion as well .