theropod

plural theropods

1. Any bipedal carnivorous dinosaur, of the suborder Theropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

   This [pneumaticity] makes identification of extinct theropods straightforward, even while still in the quarry (Figure 9.39). In modern birds—living theropods—we can observe the process of pneumatization during development.

   2020, Mary Higby Schweitzer, Elena Rita Schroeter, Charles Doug Czajka, Dinosaurs: How We Know What We Know, page 210