Troodon

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Troodon was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived from 74 to 65 million years ago

Related Information & Resources

• Cretaceous Period - Troodon lived between about 74 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Extinction - Troodon died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• North American Dinosaurs - Troodon lived in North America.
  
  
• Saurischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Theropod Dinosaurs
  
  
• Troodon Pictures

Troodon Facts

Here is a summary of some of the key facts about Troodon: Troodon was a genus of dinosaur. "Troodon" means "wounding tooth". Troodon was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Troodon was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones. Troodon was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Troodon was not itself an ancestor of birds). Troodon lived between about 74 million years ago and 65 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period. Troodon was one of the dinosaurs which died out during the Cretaceous-Tertiary mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic Era. Troodon lived in North America. Troodon was a carnivore (meat-eater). Troodon was about 6 feet (1.8 meters) long, and about 3 feet (0.9 meters) tall. Troodon weighed about 130 pounds (60 kilograms).

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