Troodon

Troodon
Classification
Name	Troodon formosus
Name Meaning	Wounding Tooth
Species	Dinosaur
Family	Troodontids
Diet	Omnivore
Physiology
Description	Small, highly intelligent predator identical to raptors
Attributes	Large eyes on small head; grasping hands; sharp teeth and claws; other features similar to dromaeosaurs; poisonous bite; smartest dinosaur known
Height	1.3 m (4.26 ft)
Length	3 m (9.84 ft)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Biography
Era	Late Cretaceous
Time	86 to 65 MYA
Discovered	1856
Locations	North America

Troodon (name meaning "Wounding Tooth") is a genus of theropod troodontid dinosaur that originated during the Late Cretaceous period in what is now North America. Measuring 3 meters long, weighing 50 kilos, and among the first dinosaurs discovered in North America, Troodon was a small but highly intelligent omnivore, similar to raptors.

In the Series 2 episode "Super Croc," a pack of Troodon were brought to the park from Late Cretaceous Texas, 75 million years ago. They reside in the Raptor Peak Enclosure. Additionally a male Troodon named Rascal followed the team through the portal to have the last pieces of meat Allen tried to use to catch Deinosuchus.

Facts

Physical Attributes

Troodon skeleton

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Trivia

• Originally in earlier studies Troodon was thought to have been a carnivore, however, more recent studies showed that the teeth had jagged serrations similar to that of an iguana which suggests it may have been an omnivore.
• Troodon is now considered as a dubious genus because several of the bones that were once classified as Troodon have now been classified as other animals such as Stenonychosaurus, Pectinodon, etc.