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DINO Flashcards

1
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Theropoda Phylogeny order

A

Theropoda, Neotheropoda, tetanurae, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora
(Thick nude titties are cool my man)

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Theropoda phylogeny branches

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Herrerasaurus, coelophysoidae, ceratorauria, spinosaurus, allosaurus, Tyrannosauroidae, Compsognathidae, ornithomimosauria, therizinosauroidea, oviraptorosauria, alvarezsauridae, eumaniraptora
(Hot, cold, cool, all taste crap or they over all eat)

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Neotheropda

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4 digits, funcitonal 3 toed, furula present
Ceratosauria

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Tetanurae

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inflexible tail
megalosauroidea & spinosauridea

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Avetheropoda

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three fingered hand
allosauroidae

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6
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coelurosauria

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enlarged brain
tyrannosauroidae & compsognathidae

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Maniraptoriformes

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pennaceous feathers and wings
ornithomimosauria

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maniraptora

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semilunate wrist bone, elongated forelimbs
therizinosauroidae & oviraptorsauria & avarezsauridae

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9
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Eumaniraptora

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sickle like killing claws
Dromaesauridae

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10
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Archaeopteryx

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last known step to birds

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11
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Evolutionary trends in theropoda

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decrease in body mass over time
feathers in coelurosauria and on
wing like feathers on maniraptoriformes and on
carnivores up to coelusauria then omivory and herbivore

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Theropoda characteristics

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Bipedal, knife like teeth, promaxillary fenestrae, meat eating

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13
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Which dinosaurs are birds

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theropoda

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Ornithischia characteristics

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armored, horned, duck-billed dinosaurs, very diverse

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Sauropodomorph

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small head, large, herbivores, long neck

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16
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Which dinosaurs are good chewers

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Ornithichia

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17
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What is rhamphotheca

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keratin beak

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18
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What is parsimony

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the simplest explanation is often the best

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19
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Homoplasy

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Convergent evolution, traits evolved separately with the same function

20
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How long ago was the first dinosaur from, and where was it found

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228 Ma, Argentina

21
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What are the 3 major groups of dinosaurs

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Theropods, Sauropodomorphs, Ornithischians

22
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What is the longest theropod

A

spinosaurus

23
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What adaptations were made for fish eaters

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elongate narrow snout, conical interlocking teeth

24
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What adaptations were made for plant eaters

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chisel-shaped incisors, diastema, large cheek teeth, broad grinding surface

25
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What adaptations were made for termite eaters

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no teeth, narrow elongate jaw, hooked tongue

26
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What adaptations were made for mouse eaters

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no teeth, hooked beak, sharp talons

27
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What did the allosaurus eat

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meat

28
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What did the parasaurolophus eat

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herbivore

29
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What did the Shuvuuia eat

A

Termites

30
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What did the spinosaurus

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Fish

31
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What is coprolite

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fossil poop

32
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what is cololite

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gut content

33
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What dinosaurs are marginocephalians

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pachycephalosauria, ceratopsia

34
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What dinosaurs are thyreopora

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stegosauria, ankylosuaria

35
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What are the characteristics of thyreopora

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okay chewers, heads low to ground

36
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What is the closest dinosaur to birds

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Eumaniraptora

37
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Which dinosaurs are bipedal besides theropods

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Lesothosaurus

38
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Which traits appear at the coelophysoidea in theropoda

A

small to medium carnivores

39
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Which traits appear at the ceratosaurus in theropoda

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weirdos, mostly meat eaters

40
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which traits appear at the spinosaurus and friends in theropoda

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crocodile like forms

41
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which traits apear at the allosaurus in theropoda

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3 fingered meat eaters

42
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which traits appear at the tyrannosuaridea in theropoda

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3 fingered meat eaters plus 2 fingered T.rex

43
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which trait appear in compsognathidae

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small carnivores

44
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which trait appears in ornithomimosauria

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bird like ostrich

45
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which trait appears in therizinosauroidea

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long clawed herbivores, weirdos

46
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which trait appears in oviraptorosauria in theropoda

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parrot like skull

47
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which traits appear in alvarezsauridea in theropoda

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small omni/insectivores

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