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THEROPODS 1

FOSSIL SKELETON OF ARCHAEOPTERYX SKELETON OF BARYONYX HAND
Metacarpal
Wing-feather
impression Large
Scapula thumb-
Phalanx claw Radius
Claw
Radius Wrist joint
Ulna Metacarpal
Humerus
Flexor
tubercle
Cervical Ulna
vertebra Trochlea
Olecranon
Phalanx
Dorsal
vertebra Metacarpophalangeal
Rib joint
Cranium
Gastralia Interphalangeal
Orbit joint
Femur
Caudal Ilium Finger-
vertebra
Pubis claw
Reversed Ischium
hallux
(first toe) Tibia
Metatarsal
Tail-feather
impression EXAMPLES OF
Phalanx
LARGE THEROPODS

Caudal vertebrae

EUSTREPTOSPONDYLUS
Group: Megalosauridae
Chevron Length: 23 ft (7 m )

Transverse
process
Neural spine Small, triangular
horn

Eye BARYONYX
Group: Spinosauridae
Length: 30 ft (9.1 m)
Curved Elastic
serrated
tissue
tooth
Tongue

Large,
expansile
jaw
YANGCHUANOSAURUS
HEAD OF ALLOSAURUS
Group: Sinraptoridae
Length: 33 ft (10 m)
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