Troodon
Troodon was a fairly small dinosaur
- lenght: 2.4 meters
- weight: 50kg
- diet: carnivore
around a meter in height and 50 kilograms in mass. Ttroodon lived towards the end cretaceous, arround 77 million years ago, fossils of troodon have been discovered in October 1855 in north america.
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The name troodon means (wounding tooth) due to the serrations on their teeth. They were quick and had a large sickle shaped claws (retrectable claws) on each of its feet. It is believed to have used these when catching its prey.
Troodon is thought to have had one of the largest brains amongst the dinosaurs, relative to their body size.
it's cerebrum-to-brain-volume ratio suggest that it was highly intelligent.
Its eye were quite large and slightly forward facing, giving troodon some degree of depth perception. suggesting that it may have been a nocturnal hunter.
