Scaling exponents were greatest for the Theropoda, but it was speculated that small coelurosaurs, as the precursors of birds, may have grown less massive compared to other theropods.

• 这个指数很适合于推测兽脚类恐龙体形，但是在推测小型的坚尾龙下目恐龙（也就是那些鸟类的先驱）时 ，或许与其他兽脚类恐龙相比体形不会那么高大笨重。