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Troodontidae

Pectinodon

"comb"

Generic raptor body-plan outline
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Pectinodon 5 m (16.4 ft) long
as long as 3 people standing fingertip to fingertip
generic raptor body plan, scaled to length — not a silhouette of Pectinodon
Length
5 m (16.4 ft)
Period
Late Cretaceous (67–66 Mya)
Place
Wyoming, USA
Food
Carnivore
Clade
Troodontidae Dinosauria Saurischia Theropoda Coelurosauria Small, brainy, feathered theropods.

Pectinodon is a genus of troodontid theropod dinosaurs from the end of the Maastrichtian age of the Late Cretaceous period (66 mya). It currently contains a single valid species, Pectinodon bakkeri (sometimes classified as Troodon bakkeri), known only from teeth.

What we know

  • Named by Carpenter, 1982.
  • Fossils found in Wyoming, USA.

What we guess

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