Saurornithoides: quick facts
Found in Mongolia, Saurornithoides was one of the mostintelligent dinosaurs based upon its brain-weight to body-weight ratio. The fact that its eyes are situated pointing forward hints that, likemany
Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
6.5 feet (2 meters)
Weight
120 pounds (54.4 kg)
Family
Troödontidae
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.