The Dinosauroid and Stenonychosaurus Dinosaur of the Day

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To request a dinosaur, join us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/iknowdino • • For the full episode where this dinosaur of the day was originally featured check out https://iknowdino.com/Stenonychosauru... • • #Stenonychosaurus • Troodontid theropod that lived in the Late Cretaceous in what is now Alberta, Canada (Dinosaur Park Formation) • Possibly also found in the Two Medicine Formation • Looked like other small theropods, with a long tail, probably covered in feathers, an s-curved neck, short arms, long legs, and as a troodontid, had sickle-shaped claws on the second toes of each foot • Estimated to be about 8.2 ft (2.5 m) long and weigh 77 lb (35 kg) • Had long, slender legs, so may have been a fast runner • Tail was flexible at the base, which may have helped it turn while walking or running • Had large eyes and binocular vision • Able to grasp and hold objects • Possibly reached adult size at three to five years old, based on a troodontid found in Two Medicine Formation • Possibly was an omnivore • Teeth were different compared to other theropods • Had jaws similar to an iguana's (which eats plants), and the teeth had large serrations • In 1988 Tom Holtz and Daniel Brinkman found that troodontid teeth had larger denticles than other theropods, and that the serration scaling is what made it so confusing on how to classify Troodon when it was first described • Stenonychosaurus and Troodon have been lumped and split in the past, and Troodon was named from a single tooth, in 1856 (part of why it's confusing) • Talked about Troodon in episode 36 • … • read more at https://iknowdino.com/Stenonychosauru... • • I Know Dino: The big dinosaur podcast. News, interviews, and discussions about #dinosaurs. Are you a #dinosaur enthusiast? Learn more at / iknowdino . • • You can also visit http://www.IknowDino.com for more information including a link to dinosaur sites near you. • • To learn more about dinosaurs and I Know Dino, connect with us on the following sites: • Facebook: / iknowdino • Twitter: / iknowdino • Tumblr: / iknowdino • Pinterest: / dinosauria • LinkedIn: / i-know-dino • Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list... • Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/i... • Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/i-kn...

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