Troodontidae
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Sauropsida
- Order: Saurischia
- Family: Troodontidae
Overview
Troodontidae Gilmore, 1924
Common Name: Coelurosaurs
Extant/Extinct
Key morphological features: Toodontids were theropod dinosaurs and had the largest brain to body-size ratio for all non-avian theropods. They were likely exceptionally intelligent, sophisticated hunters.
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Paleoecology:
MOBILITY: Mobile
FEEDING MODE: Omnivores
HABITAT: Epifaunal
Sources:
Fastovsky, D. and Weishampel, D. B. 2012. Dinosaurs: A concise natural history, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, New York. 408 p.
