Research on typically focuses on the Ornithopoda (meaning "bird feet"), a group of bipedal herbivores, as well as the Theropods , the meat-eating ancestors of modern birds. 1. What are "Bird-Footed" Dinosaurs?
Despite their name and "bird-like" feet, Ornithopods are not the direct ancestors of birds. Birds actually evolved from the "lizard-hipped" theropod lineage. 2. The Foot Link: Theropods and Modern Birds bird-footed dinosaur
While Ornithopods have the name, share the actual lineage with birds. Bird footed, bird hipped dinosaurs - Susan Elaine Jones Research on typically focuses on the Ornithopoda (meaning
The term most accurately refers to , a successful group of herbivorous dinosaurs. a group of bipedal herbivores
Notable examples include the Iguanodon and duck-billed dinosaurs like the Edmontosaurus .