INTRODUCTION SEXUAL DETERMINATION & DIMORPHISM artigos/papers GAIA Nº 15, LISBOA/LISBON, DEZEMBRO/DECEMBER 1998, pp. 389-397 (ISSN: 0871-5424) In critically examining the biological processes of extant species related to theropods, we can deter- mine which of these processes were most likely found in theropods. In considering the reproductive system, analysis begins with sexual determination in crocodiles and birds.