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Troodontids

Meaning of Name: “wounding tooth”
Period:Cretaceous Period (138 million to 65 million years ago)
Size: 2 - 3.5 meters long
Weight:50kg
Location:Canada, Montana, Wyoming

Troodontids had the largest brain-to-body ratio of all the dinosaurs. They are believed to have been as intelligent as modern-day birds.


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