Troodontidae

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Troodontidae

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:dinosaur
gptkbp:braincase	large
gptkbp:clade	gptkb:Paraves
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf	gptkb:Canada gptkb:China gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:diet	omnivorous
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature	large eyes feathered large brain relative to body size serrated teeth sickle-shaped claw on second toe
gptkbp:distribution	gptkb:Asia gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:eggColor	elongated eggs
gptkbp:extinct	gptkb:Late_Cretaceous
gptkbp:firstAppearance	gptkb:Late_Jurassic
gptkbp:fossilRange	Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Troodontidae
gptkbp:length	up to 2.4 meters
gptkbp:namedFor	gptkb:Othniel_Charles_Marsh
gptkbp:nesting	ground nests
gptkbp:notableGenus	gptkb:Troodon gptkb:Byronosaurus gptkb:Mei gptkb:Saurornithoides gptkb:Sinovenator gptkb:Zanabazar
gptkbp:notableSpecies	gptkb:Byronosaurus_jaffei gptkb:Saurornithoides_mongoliensis gptkb:Sinovenator_changii gptkb:Zanabazar_junior gptkb:Troodon_formosus gptkb:Mei_long
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Saurischia
gptkbp:phylogeneticPosition	close to birds
gptkbp:possibleBehavior	nocturnal social parental care
gptkbp:range	small to medium
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Avialae gptkb:Dromaeosauridae
gptkbp:reproduction	egg-laying
gptkbp:subfamily	gptkb:Theropoda
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies	gptkb:Troodon
gptkbp:weight	up to 50 kg
gptkbp:yearNamed	1884
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Theropod_dinosaurs
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5