Troodon is a genus of theropod dinosaur that originated from Late Cretaceous North America. A small but highly intelligent carnivore, Troodon possesses a deadly venomous bite, which it uses to subdue its prey. One of the smallest and among the most intelligent dinosaurs, Troodon can be distinguished by their large eyes, small stature and venomous bite, which allows them to slowly subdue animals many times their own size. Troodon are highly social animals and, as such, are comfortable in groups of between four and sixteen other Troodon. Similarly, they can tolerate large numbers of other dinosaurs, preying on ornithopods, ornithomimids, and pachycephalosaurids, while avoiding large carnivores, armoured herbivores, and sauropods. They will, however, fight back against small carnivores like Velociraptor and Dilophosaurus if attacked. Troodon also possess a venomous bite, much like a snake.
The Troodontidae family is a sister group to the Dromaeosauridae. The family relation can be seen in the genus sporting a similar raised, sickle-shaped claw on the foot. This claw was likely used to aid in climbing as well as in pinning down prey underfoot while killing or eating, as early Mesozoic birds and modern birds of prey have similar claws. Troodon is believed to be among the most intelligent dinosaurs. This is based off the family having some of the largest brains for their body size across Dinosauria. While other factors beyond brain-to-body size ratio do exist when accounting for intelligence, it is still reasonable to assume Troodontids were among the smartest animals on the planet in their time. Some paleontologists speculate that Troodon was as smart as a modern-day fox.
ABILITIES
Possessing a highly toxic venom, similar to some of the most poisonous modern day snakes, the Troodon can bring down prey much larger than itself, with a good running speed and ability to leap and climb it can be a tenacious predator, add to this the pack mentality, a small swarm of Troodon can be a danger to even experienced troops.
HABITAT
Troodon lived around 76 million years ago in the Two Medicine Formation. It favoured cooler climates, as most specimens have been found in northern and even Arctic areas. It lived alongside of rich myriad of dinosaurs such as the hadrosaurs Edmontosaurus and Maiasaura, the armoured Zuul and Edmontonia, the ceratopsians, Centrosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurus, as well as the ferocious tyrannosaurid Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Daspletosaurus.
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Troodon is a genus of theropod dinosaur that originated from Late Cretaceous North America. A small but highly intelligent carnivore, Troodon possesses a deadly venomous bite, which it uses to subdue its prey. One of the smallest and among the most intelligent dinosaurs, Troodon can be distinguished by their large eyes, small stature and venomous bite, which allows them to slowly subdue animals many times their own size. Troodon are highly social animals and, as such, are comfortable in groups of between four and sixteen other Troodon. Similarly, they can tolerate large numbers of other dinosaurs, preying on ornithopods, ornithomimids, and pachycephalosaurids, while avoiding large carnivores, armoured herbivores, and sauropods. They will, however, fight back against small carnivores like Velociraptor and Dilophosaurus if attacked. Troodon also possess a venomous bite, much like a snake.
The Troodontidae family is a sister group to the Dromaeosauridae. The family relation can be seen in the genus sporting a similar raised, sickle-shaped claw on the foot. This claw was likely used to aid in climbing as well as in pinning down prey underfoot while killing or eating, as early Mesozoic birds and modern birds of prey have similar claws. Troodon is believed to be among the most intelligent dinosaurs. This is based off the family having some of the largest brains for their body size across Dinosauria. While other factors beyond brain-to-body size ratio do exist when accounting for intelligence, it is still reasonable to assume Troodontids were among the smartest animals on the planet in their time. Some paleontologists speculate that Troodon was as smart as a modern-day fox.
ABILITIES
Possessing a highly toxic venom, similar to some of the most poisonous modern day snakes, the Troodon can bring down prey much larger than itself, with a good running speed and ability to leap and climb it can be a tenacious predator, add to this the pack mentality, a small swarm of Troodon can be a danger to even experienced troops.
HABITAT
Troodon lived around 76 million years ago in the Two Medicine Formation. It favoured cooler climates, as most specimens have been found in northern and even Arctic areas. It lived alongside of rich myriad of dinosaurs such as the hadrosaurs Edmontosaurus and Maiasaura, the armoured Zuul and Edmontonia, the ceratopsians, Centrosaurus and Pachyrhinosaurus, as well as the ferocious tyrannosaurid Gorgosaurus, Albertosaurus, and Daspletosaurus.