Troodon
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Troodon was a small, bird-like, highly intelligent theropod dinosaur known for its large eyes, grasping hands, and serrated teeth, which suggest an active, possibly omnivorous lifestyle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troodon canonical | 2 |
| Troodon formosus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dinosaur
ⓘ
theropod ⓘ troodontid ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Paraves ⓘ |
| clade | Dinosauria ⓘ |
| class | Reptilia ⓘ |
| controversy | taxonomy debated among paleontologists ⓘ |
| diet |
carnivorous
ⓘ
insectivorous ⓘ omnivorous ⓘ |
| estimatedLength | 2–3 meters ⓘ |
| estimatedMass | 35–50 kilograms ⓘ |
| family | Troodontidae ⓘ |
| fossilRange | Late Cretaceous ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| geologicalFormationFossilsFoundIn |
Horseshoe Canyon Formation
ⓘ
Judith River Formation ⓘ Two Medicine Formation ⓘ |
| hadAnatomicalFeature |
grasping hands
ⓘ
large eyes ⓘ relatively large brain ⓘ serrated teeth ⓘ sickle-shaped claw on second toe ⓘ |
| intelligenceComparedToOtherDinosaurs | high ⓘ |
| isBirdLike | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| livedIn | North America ⓘ |
| livedInPeriod |
Campanian
ⓘ
Maastrichtian ⓘ |
| locomotion | bipedal ⓘ |
| namedBy | Joseph Leidy ⓘ |
| nestingBehavior | ground nests ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high encephalization quotient among dinosaurs
ⓘ
one of the first troodontids described ⓘ |
| order | Saurischia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
dromaeosaurids
ⓘ
early birds ⓘ |
| reproduction | oviparous ⓘ |
| suborder | Theropoda ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| toothMorphology |
finely serrated teeth
ⓘ
recurved teeth ⓘ |
| typeSpecies |
Troodon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Troodon formosus
|
| vision | good night vision ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1856 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Troodon formosus