Dinosaur 🦖 of the month: Troodon

76  2019-06-07 by Cdace

Troodon is a small dinosaur which lived approximately 76 million years ago during the late Cretaceous Period. It was first discovered in 1855 by Ferdinand V. Hayden. When it was first discovered, it was classified as a lizard and it would retain this designation until 1901 when it was classified as a Megalosaurus. However, it wouldn’t be until the mid-1940s when it was finally classified as a therapod.

Troodon is a dinosaur that is very much like a big version of a modern bird. These dinosaurs stood about 3 foot tall at the hips, were about 11 feet long and weighed approximately 110 pounds. These dinosaurs are also believed to have had some of the biggest brains of any dinosaur group. This would make this dinosaur as smart as a modern bird.

This dinosaur is believed to have ran on 2 legs and its diet probably consisted of small invertebrates, mammals and reptiles. An interesting fact to note is that these dinosaurs probably hunted much like birds do today. They certainly had the keen eyesight for hunting. The only noticeable difference that probably existed between a modern bird and a Troodon was this dinosaur had small hands that could aid in hunting.

Some scientists believe that this dinosaur was an important stage between crocodiles and birds on the evolutionary chain. Some scientists have postulated that these dinosaurs not only made earthen nests like crocodiles but also may have alternately sat on these nests to keep them warm like birds.

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45 comments

1  SnapshillBot 2019-06-07

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1  ryandanegayin 2019-06-07

Thanks bb. I needed this dinosaur post after watching another KIA thread.

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

😘

1  BlasterBallz 2019-06-07

Lawlz shit posts get stickied and this doesn't?

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

RIGHT!?!!?

1  OwMyBenis 2019-06-07

Some people think they might have evolved into this if they hadn't gone extinct.

https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2015/08/dinosauroids.html?amp

1  JustLions 2019-06-07

Troodon sounds like an ethnic slur.

1  Tzar-Romulus 2019-06-07

Shut up troodon spic

1  ubermanwolf 2019-06-07

Troondon

1  lolcows63 2019-06-07

Its never to late to make it one, be the change you want to be.

1  Barkasia 2019-06-07

Turkeycels BTFO

1  Tzar-Romulus 2019-06-07

Turkeycels have been eternally btfo

1  ImJustaBagofHammers 2019-06-07

Fascinating.

1  capthazelwoodsflask 2019-06-07

What most people don't realize about the troodon is that they were probably the smartest dinosaur. Somehow they not only were able to invent a steam powered locomotive, but they also harnessed the power of time travel. Of course, they still weren't smart enough to not go extinct.

Troodons in their natural environment.

1  Welcome_to_Brotact 2019-06-07

i'm unsubscribing

I will not listen about these "feathery" bitch made dinosaurs on my /r/drama

1  elephantofdoom 2019-06-07

You are the kind of guy who can't watch a movie that isn't 64% giant robots blowing up.

1  Welcome_to_Brotact 2019-06-07

ok enjoy your bitch bird dinos

1  Black_Bird_Cloud 2019-06-07

I might finally take this as a cue and start shitposting about sharks (they are so much cooler than those scaly birds)

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

Dinosaurs are creatures of sky, seas, and land much greater than those swimming fools

1  Black_Bird_Cloud 2019-06-07

MRW someone compares dumb lizards who got exterminated by a rock with apex predators of such perfection that most of them stopped evolving eons ago to give the rest of nature a chance

1  sub2tine 2019-06-07

If you don’t make a shark post that starts a war with Cdace I’m gonna be very upset.

1  trexmundi 2019-06-07

Of all the drama affiliated factions, Dinosaurs are the only ones that have a workable solution to the Foid Problem. Checkmate braincel. 🦖

1  Black_Bird_Cloud 2019-06-07

that's absolutely false, sharks have so high IQ that they won the abortion debate : babies proceed to do the abortions themselves inside the utero : http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/lh_intrauterine_cannibalism.htm

1  trexmundi 2019-06-07

Okay that's pretty hot.

1  XhotwheelsloverX 2019-06-07

Troodon is a dinosaur that is very much like a big version of a modern bird.

I wonder what they tasted like

1  MzCherryBlossom 2019-06-07

Chicken

1  The_Great_I_Am_Not 2019-06-07

It's an old trope, that people say many exotic things "taste like chicken", but I would imagine that most dinosaur would actually taste like chicken, considering that birds are the closest evolutionary descendant of dinosaurs.

1  MzCherryBlossom 2019-06-07

We probably taste like game.

1  Sea_Safe 2019-06-07

wow, that image. tay is looking good these days

1  DeathBahamutXXX 2019-06-07

I always wonder what they sound like? Could you imagine being hunted down by some of the smaller theropods and basically it is goose sounds.

Also fuck autocorrect for thinking theropod isn't a word.

1  TheColdTurtle 2019-06-07

Troodon sounds like a great insult, but these are actually smart dinosaurs! Are there any good dinosaur themed insults?

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

You can’t insult someone by calling them a superior being

1  TheColdTurtle 2019-06-07

Are there any shitty dinos?

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

Yeah but they’re still better than humans

1  TheColdTurtle 2019-06-07

Very true.

1  trexmundi 2019-06-07

This is the quality content I subscribe for. The day of consumption cannot come soon enough.

1  sub2tine 2019-06-07

This dinigger squats. Holy shit.

1  Momruepari 2019-06-07

manletosaurus

1  Mrtheliger 2019-06-07

These threads always make me feel superior because you've never talked about a dino I didn't already know about

Post Dracorex you coward

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

I’d call you a scholar if you didn’t have an obsession with pottershit dinosaurs 🦖

1  Mrtheliger 2019-06-07

It's not an obsession, it's a dream. A man can dream

But hey, you can always feel free to join in my film club! There we keep the discussion on point and do not allow negativity unrelated to the movie. I may even get to a dinosaur classic like Carnosaur soon ;)

1  Delia_G 2019-06-07

Oh, it's just an updated feathery troodon. I thought it would be that super freaky humanoid [https://www.google.com/search?q=humanoid+troodon&hl=en&authuser=0&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwiLr7WgxtjiAhXLyIsBHQ0CDt8Q_AUIECgB&biw=1366&bih=657](troodon).

1  Copamine_OD 2019-06-07

Aren't these the ones with the hollowed teeth that scientists were saying may have been used to pump some sort of venom? Good post as always cdace.

1  Cdace 2019-06-07

Thanks!

1  refugeeinaudacity 2019-06-07

This is the only reason I come to r/drama