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What features characterize Theropods?
What are Allosauroids known for?
Medium tooth serrations, slashing bite, and long legs.
What features define Ceratosauroids?
Three claws, four fingers, fine tooth serrations, and horned snouts.
Which characteristic is associated with Megalosauroids?
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What unique features do Coelurosaurs have?
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What is a defining characteristic of Ornithischians?
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What defines Thyreophorans?
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Which characteristic best describes Ornithopods?
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What features are common in Iguanodontids?
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What defines Sauropods?
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What are Diplodocids characterized by?
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What defines Macronarians?
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What characteristics are typical of Hadrosaurs?
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What unique features do Ankylosaurs possess?
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Study Notes
Dinosaur Classification Notes
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Theropods
- Characterized by laterally compressed serrated teeth.
- Have three forward-pointing toes and one backward-pointing toe.
- Possess hollow bones with thin but dense walls.
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Allosauroids
- A type of theropod with three claws and three fingers on each hand.
- Features medium tooth serrations and long legs for slashing bites.
- Possesses long caudal zygopophyses, providing tail stiffness.
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Ceratosauroids
- Identified as a theropod with three claws and four fingers on each hand.
- Exhibits fine tooth serrations and longer teeth.
- Characterized by a long tail, very short legs, and horned snouts.
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Megalosauroids
- Another theropod type with three claws and three fingers on each hand.
- Notable for large tooth serrations and bulky body structure.
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Coelurosaurs
- Small theropods from the Jurassic period, featuring numerous sacral vertebrae.
- Have a long tibia and include both raptors and modern birds.
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Ornithischians
- Notable for a predentary bone and opisthopubic pelvic structure.
- Characterized by ossified tendons.
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Thyreophorans
- Known as "shield bearers" among ornithischians.
- Possess osteoderms (bony armor) embedded in their skin.
- Include two major varieties: stegosaurs and ankylosaurs.
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Ornithopods
- A group of ornithischians, mostly bipedal.
- Have a chewing mouth structure, varying in size from small to gigantic forms.
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Iguanodontids
- Medium to large ornithopods with specialized chewing teeth.
- Identifyable by a spiked thumb claw and are ancestors to hadrosaurs.
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Sauropods
- The largest terrestrial animals, equipped with pneumatic bones filled with air sacs.
- Known for simple teeth structure.
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Diplodocids
- A sauropod subtype with long whip-like tails.
- Teeth are located only at the front of the mouth, with minimal claws on front feet.
- Proportionately gracile in form.
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Macronarians
- Characterized by larger teeth and nasal openings bigger than their orbits.
- Generally robust in structure.
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Hadrosaurs
- Known as duck-billed dinosaurs, evolved from iguanodontids.
- Feature complex dental batteries and are facultatively bipedal.
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Ankylosaurs
- Possess large ribcages for digestive capacity and backs covered in osteoderms.
- Adapted for low grazing with simple teeth and armored skulls.
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Ankylosaurids
- A subset of ankylosaurs with short, broad snouts and small horns.
- Distinguished by tail clubs.
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Nodosaurids
- Another ankylosaur variant with longer, more narrow snouts and lack of tail clubs.
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Pachycephalosaurs
- Bipedal dinosaurs with armored skulls and large domes.
- Feature bracing tails for support.
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Ceratopsians
- Noted for their frills which elongate skulls to form neck shields.
- Recognized for dental batteries, horns, and unique rostral bones.
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Tyrannosaurids
- Characterized by reduced arm size, wide skulls, and robust teeth.
- Possess long legs and a distinctive arctometatarsal foot structure.
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