Description
Troodon Dinosaur Tooth
- Troodontid Tooth (Pectinodon?, Troodon formosus?)
- Cretaceous Age
- Two Medicine Formation
- Montana
- This Specimen measures approx. 3.0mm and will come in a 1.25″ gem jar
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Troodon was a small, bird-like dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous Period, about 76 million years ago. It stood about 11 feet tall and weighed about 110 pounds. An egg-layer, it had behaviors in common with both crocodiles and birds; scientists are still uncertain about its status as an ancestor of either or both.
Troodon had a very large brain for its size—even larger, relatively speaking, than the brains of modern reptiles. That suggests it may have been smarter than the average dinosaur, and perhaps even as intelligent as modern birds. While Troodon is often touted as the world’s smartest dinosaur, this both exaggerates this carnivore’s intelligence and plays down its other, equally intriguing attributes.
Drawing By UnexpectedDinoLesson
