👉 The term "merycoidodontidae" refers to a group of extinct, closely related and similar theropod dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous period. The specific name "merycoidodon" is derived from the Latin word "merycod" which means "barking" or "growling," likely referring to the loud vocalizations of these dinosaurs. Merycoidodontidae were a group of large and powerful theropods that lived during the Late
