We explore the differences between the key groups of theropods. Plus an amazing new Psittacosaurus find; The new Allosaurus type specimen is official; And new techniques confirm another predator that lived alongside Spinosaurus.

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Dinosaur of the day Cruxicheiros, a tetanuran theropod that lived in the Middle Jurassic in what is now Warwickshire, England.

In dinosaur news this week:

• A new exceptional Psittacosaurus has both reptile like scaly skin and bird like feather-covered skin
• Allosaurus has a new type specimen (the Smithsonian’s skeleton)
• Combining multiple techniques to study isolated teeth, paleontologists found four different types of theropods in the Kem Kem Beds in Morocco, including a rare noasaurid

Listener Question: The major groups of theropods and their unique characteristics

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