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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  • vertexarray [any]
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    2 years ago

    Realising my lack of progress with my music is because I don't have an objective when I sit down to record. Deciding on an objective is a whole other problem...

    • vertexarray [any]
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      2 years ago

      Trying to get somewhere lyrically in the millieu of elliott smith, cake, and queens of the stone age. main problem is that the brain focuses too much on cute wordplay and not enough on libido and imagery.

      • vertexarray [any]
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        2 years ago

        I have a sneaking suspicion that working with other people on music has a double advantage of 1. division of labour and 2. narrowing the possibility space by introducing another person's set of categorical exclusions lol