Troodon - Wikipedia
The first specimens assigned to Troodon that were not teeth were both found by Sternberg in the early 1930s in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Alberta. The first was named Stenonychosaurus inequalis by Sternberg in 1932 based on a foot, fragments of a hand, and some tail vertebrae.
10 Facts About Troodon, a Dinosaur of the Cretaceous Period
2019年8月15日 · The Troodontidae are a large family of North American and Asian theropods that share certain key characteristics (the size of their brains, the arrangement of their teeth, etc.) with the eponymous genus of the breed, Troodon.
Troodon Guide - Dinosaur.org
2024年8月22日 · Troodon is a theropod dinosaur notable for its intelligence, social behavior, and adaptability. Measuring about 2.4 meters in length, it featured sharp, serrated teeth for an omnivorous diet and large eyes designed for nocturnal hunting .
Troodon: Small Yet Intelligent Dinosaur | Late Cretaceous
2023年7月21日 · The Troodon was a small, bird-like dinosaur known for its distinctive teeth and large brain relative to its size. The dinosaur’s head was equipped with sharp, serrated teeth, hinting at its carnivorous diet.
Troodon - Natural History Museum
Although Troodon had serrated teeth like the meat-eating dinosaurs it's related to, its tooth shape is a lot like that of some plant-eating animals. So, experts think Troodon may have been omnivorous, meaning it ate a mixed diet of both meat and vegetation.
Troodon Facts, Habitat, Images, Adaptation and Behavior - Extinct …
2022年3月28日 · Their teeth serrations were more like those of a herbivore. It has been suggested that Troodon’s diet partially included plant materials, or it could be an ‘evolutionary experiment.’ However in general, their food consisted of …
What big teeth this dinosaur had | Geophysical Institute
2008年5月21日 · Troodon also had very big teeth. In fact, the Alaska version of Troodon had such large teeth that a scientist thinks it may have been the largest Troodon on the continent, and the dominant predator of the far north even though it wasn’t the biggest meat-eater.
Troodontidae - the Troodon Dinosaurs
The troodontids are best characterized as small, rather delicate theropods with relatively the largest brains of any classic dinosaur, long and slender legs, and unusual teeth that have been mistaken for those of the ornithischian group Pachycephalosauria.
Multivariate Analyses of Small Theropod Dinosaur Teeth and …
2013年1月23日 · The referral of isolated teeth to this taxon from equivalent units elsewhere should be limited to cases in which samples of several teeth may be compared to the Dinosaur Park teeth. Ideally, additional characters from other parts of the skeleton should be used.
Troodon Tooth | Museum of Natural History - University of …
2020年8月5日 · Unlike other meat-eating dinosaurs, Troodon teeth have very distinctive serrations that resemble the serrations found on the teeth of herbivorous reptiles. This suggests that Troodon may have been omnivorous (kind of like us), instead of a strict meat-eater.