On Des's favorite tv show, Dinosaur Train, the Troodons (pronounced TROH-o-don), operate the train. Lacking modesty, the Troodons constantly proclaim themselves as the smartest dinosaurs.
This is because fossil records show that the Troodon had the largest brain according to its body size. Scientists think the Troodon was about as smart as modern day birds.
Troodons lived in North America in the late Cretaceous period, about 70 million years ago.
Troodon was a carnivore, with sharp teeth and a toe claw. Not as big as the Deinonychus's toe claw, but still deadly. Troodon was a bipedal theropod, who probably ran very fast.
Some paleontologists theorize that Troodon was nocturnal because of their large eye sockets.
Troodon on Dinosaur Train:
Sources: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/dinosaurs/facts/Troodon/
Dinosaur Train
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