Saurornithoides sor-rɔːrnih-THOYDIːZ
"Etymology TBD"
You 1.8 m (5.9 ft) tall
Saurornithoides 5 m (16.4 ft) long
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- Length
- 5 m (16.4 ft)
- Period
- Late Cretaceous (75 Mya)
- Place
- Unknown locality
- Food
- Carnivore
- Clade
- Compsognathidae
Saurornithoides ( ) is a genus of troodontid maniraptoran dinosaur, which lived during the Late Cretaceous period. These creatures were predators, which could run fast on their hind legs and had excellent sight and hearing. The name is derived from the Greek stems saur~ (lizard), ornith~ (bird) and eides (form), referring to its bird-like skull.
What we know
- Named by Osborn, 1924.