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Troodontidae

Byronosaurus

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Byronosaurus 2 m (6.6 ft) long
as long as 2 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Byronosaurus
Length
2 m (6.6 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (80–71 Mya)
Place
Mongolia
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Troodontidae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Small, brainy, feathered theropods.

Byronosaurus is a genus of troodontid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period of Mongolia.

What we know

  • Named by Norell, Makovicky & Clark, 2000.
  • Body length estimated at about 2 m.
  • Fossils found in Mongolia.

What we guess

The reconstruction notes for Byronosaurus — soft tissue, color, behavior — haven't been written up yet. Only the recorded basics above are filled in so far.