Vertebrate Paleontology

  1. Theropod Evolution and Diversity
    1. Theropod Characteristics
      1. Bipedal Locomotion
        1. Carnivorous Adaptations
          1. Hollow Bones
            1. Furcula Presence
            2. Basal Theropods
              1. Coelophysoidea
                1. Coelophysis
                  1. Dilophosaurus
                  2. Ceratosauria
                    1. Ceratosaurus
                      1. Abelisauridae
                        1. Noasauridae
                      2. Tetanurae
                        1. Megalosauroidea
                          1. Megalosaurus
                            1. Spinosauridae
                              1. Piscivorous Adaptations
                              2. Avetheropoda
                                1. Allosauroidea
                                  1. Coelurosauria
                                2. Coelurosaur Radiation
                                  1. Tyrannoraptora
                                    1. Tyrannosauroidea
                                      1. Maniraptoriformes
                                      2. Compsognathidae
                                        1. Ornithomimosauria
                                          1. Therizinosauria
                                            1. Oviraptorosauria
                                            2. Maniraptora
                                              1. Alvarezsauridae
                                                1. Troodontidae
                                                  1. Dromaeosauridae
                                                    1. Avialae
                                                    2. Theropod Feeding Ecology
                                                      1. Hypercarnivory
                                                        1. Piscivory
                                                          1. Insectivory
                                                            1. Herbivory Evolution
                                                            2. Size Evolution
                                                              1. Gigantism in Tyrannosaurs
                                                                1. Island Dwarfism

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