Archaeornithoides: quick facts
Archaeornithoides is the among the smallest of dinosaurs. Many ofits bones resemble those of modern birds, hence its name, but the bonesalso indicate a kinship with the troodontids and spinosaurids.
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
3.3 feet (1 meter)
Family
Archaeornithoididae
Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.