Theropods and ornithopods were once depicted in the classic kangaroo stance. Just realized that other bipedal archosaurs have been depicted in this way as well. Behold:
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I'd love it if "kangaroo stance" is the official term for animals that walk on their hind legs
(looks in mirror)
No no. I am referring to the sloped stance that bipedal dinosaurs were reconstructed with from the 1890s till the 1960s.