Saurischian dinosaurs

Dromaeosaur

Troödon painting

Tröodon

Tröodon means 'wounding tooth', a name given because of the serrated sharp teeth owned by this Late Cretaceous deinonychosaur. Tröodon was a lightweight two-legged birdlike carnivore whose remains have been found in Alberta, Canada and Alaska, Montana and Wyoming, USA. Thought to be one of the most intelligent and dangerous dinosaurs, Tröodon resembled Dromaeosaurus, and was a fast runner: its feet were equipped with scythe-like claws.


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