Troödon

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Troödon

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Sauropsida
Superorder: Dinosauria
Order: Saurischia
Suborder: Theropoda
Infraorder: Coelurosauria
Family: Troodontidae
Genus: Troödon
Binomial name
Troödon formosus
Leidy, 1856
Synonyms
* Polydontosaurus Gilmore, 1932
  • Stenonychosaurus Sternberg, 1932 (Troodon)
  • Pectinodon Carpenter, 1982

Troödon was a dinosaur related to Saurornithoides. It was a member of the troodontids that were related to the dinosaur group that included the Velociraptor.