#troodon — Public Fediverse posts

A new study uses ordinary bones to discover extraordinary things!

Christina Garros and a team including Mark Powers, and Dr. Philip Currie (University of Alberta) looked at troodon foot bones from Dinosaur Provincial Park. A close examination revealed both patterns of injury and bone growth that tell us how these they lived - and even suggest three different growth trajectories. Very mysterious!

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.14262

#paleontology #paleontology #fossils #dinosaurs #troodon #alberta

Al fin han publicado el artículo sobre el #troodon . #dinosaurios #dinosaurs #paleontologia #paleontology

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/troodontid-specimens-from-the-cretaceous-two-medicine-formation-of-montana-usa-and-the-validity-of-troodon-formosus/3E58F1FDA3FE53DE569E0D0B20E79F22

Open access article, and the "non-technical summary" section near the beginning gives an overview everyone can understand. 🧪🦖

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/troodontid-specimens-from-the-cretaceous-two-medicine-formation-of-montana-usa-and-the-validity-of-troodon-formosus/3E58F1FDA3FE53DE569E0D0B20E79F22

Very short version: #Troodon was considered a valid #genus for well over a century, until it was merged with #Stenonychosaurus about a decade ago, and due to specimen quality Stenonychosaurus took priority. Now careful examination indicates Troodon is a valid genus again.

This process is familiar from other famous #dinosaur genera, most notably #Brontosaurus and #Apatosaurus. Even *living* animals are hard to classify a lot of the time; nothing between #kingdom and #species is really set in stone. The tension between "#lumpers" and "#splitters" never ends.

Troodon is special. Maybe it was intelligent, in a way we'd recognize as such, and maybe it wasn't. But it was almost surely *smart*, and quite possibly social, and likely an omnivore. Does that remind you of anyone?

Maybe I'm fooling myself, when I feel a kinship across deep time. And maybe I'm not.

Open access article, and the "non-technical summary" section near the beginning gives an overview everyone can understand. 🧪🦖

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/troodontid-specimens-from-the-cretaceous-two-medicine-formation-of-montana-usa-and-the-validity-of-troodon-formosus/3E58F1FDA3FE53DE569E0D0B20E79F22

Very short version: #Troodon was considered a valid #genus for well over a century, until it was merged with #Stenonychosaurus about a decade ago, and due to specimen quality Stenonychosaurus took priority. Now careful examination indicates Troodon is a valid genus again.

This process is familiar from other famous #dinosaur genera, most notably #Brontosaurus and #Apatosaurus. Even *living* animals are hard to classify a lot of the time; nothing between #kingdom and #species is really set in stone. The tension between "#lumpers" and "#splitters" never ends.

Troodon is special. Maybe it was intelligent, in a way we'd recognize as such, and maybe it wasn't. But it was almost surely *smart*, and quite possibly social, and likely an omnivore. Does that remind you of anyone?

Maybe I'm fooling myself, when I feel a kinship across deep time. And maybe I'm not.

Open access article, and the "non-technical summary" section near the beginning gives an overview everyone can understand. 🧪🦖

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/troodontid-specimens-from-the-cretaceous-two-medicine-formation-of-montana-usa-and-the-validity-of-troodon-formosus/3E58F1FDA3FE53DE569E0D0B20E79F22

Very short version: #Troodon was considered a valid #genus for well over a century, until it was merged with #Stenonychosaurus about a decade ago, and due to specimen quality Stenonychosaurus took priority. Now careful examination indicates Troodon is a valid genus again.

This process is familiar from other famous #dinosaur genera, most notably #Brontosaurus and #Apatosaurus. Even *living* animals are hard to classify a lot of the time; nothing between #kingdom and #species is really set in stone. The tension between "#lumpers" and "#splitters" never ends.

Troodon is special. Maybe it was intelligent, in a way we'd recognize as such, and maybe it wasn't. But it was almost surely *smart*, and quite possibly social, and likely an omnivore. Does that remind you of anyone?

Maybe I'm fooling myself, when I feel a kinship across deep time. And maybe I'm not.

Open access article, and the "non-technical summary" section near the beginning gives an overview everyone can understand. 🧪🦖

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-paleontology/article/troodontid-specimens-from-the-cretaceous-two-medicine-formation-of-montana-usa-and-the-validity-of-troodon-formosus/3E58F1FDA3FE53DE569E0D0B20E79F22

Very short version: #Troodon was considered a valid #genus for well over a century, until it was merged with #Stenonychosaurus about a decade ago, and due to specimen quality Stenonychosaurus took priority. Now careful examination indicates Troodon is a valid genus again.

This process is familiar from other famous #dinosaur genera, most notably #Brontosaurus and #Apatosaurus. Even *living* animals are hard to classify a lot of the time; nothing between #kingdom and #species is really set in stone. The tension between "#lumpers" and "#splitters" never ends.

Troodon is special. Maybe it was intelligent, in a way we'd recognize as such, and maybe it wasn't. But it was almost surely *smart*, and quite possibly social, and likely an omnivore. Does that remind you of anyone?

Maybe I'm fooling myself, when I feel a kinship across deep time. And maybe I'm not.

I also have some other on my list:
- #Sovol SV08 + enclosure
- #qidi4plus
- Formbot #troodon 2.0 pro
- #creality K2+
I guess I don’t need multicolor but the IDEX for dual color (without poop) seems to be pretty cool.

A random artwork from my gallery:

"The Sacred and The Profane" — 2024

People have been speculating for a while now about what smart dinosaurs (usually Troodon) would have looked like if they had not been killed in the M/C Extinction event.
Would they be good people?

https://johnconway.art/the_sacred_and_the_profane

#Art #Dinosauroids #Dinosaurs #Italian #Painting #Portraits #SpeculativeEvolution #Titian #Troodon

Puede que veamos una actualización al drama del Troodon. Han dado un avance, pero aún no hay nada publicado al respecto. #troodon #dinosaurios #dinosaurs #paleontologia #paleontology

https://resolviendolaincognita.blogspot.com/2021/09/dinosaurio-troodon-identidad.html

#Troodon may once again be a valid #genus. Or, uh, so I’ve heard.

#Brontosaurus is smiling, and #Diatryma is waiting patiently.

Did you know that it's Draw a Dinosaur Day 🦖​? Here's my contribution:

#DrawADinosaurDay #dinosaurs #troodon

Did you know that it's Draw a Dinosaur Day 🦖​? Here's my contribution:

#DrawADinosaurDay #dinosaurs #troodon

Did you know that it's Draw a Dinosaur Day 🦖​? Here's my contribution:

#DrawADinosaurDay #dinosaurs #troodon

Did you know that it's Draw a Dinosaur Day 🦖​? Here's my contribution:

#DrawADinosaurDay #dinosaurs #troodon

Did you know that it's Draw a Dinosaur Day 🦖​? Here's my contribution:

#DrawADinosaurDay #dinosaurs #troodon

New on the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Troodon by Mojo: https://dinotoyblog.com/troodon-mojo-fun/

"...troodontid skulls are known for their enlarged orbits, but the eyes on this one are downright miniscule. It ends up coming off like more of a generic dromaeosaur toy than a proper troodontid."

#DinoToyBlog #dinosaur #dinosaurs #Troodon #Mojo

a take on the prince creek formation in winter. #art #paleoart #dinosaurs #nanuqsaurus #troodon

Analysis of #dinosaur eggshells: Bird-like Troodon laid 4 to 6 eggs in a communal nest
https://phys.org/news/2023-04-analysis-dinosaur-eggshells-bird-like-troodon.html

Evidence for heterothermic endothermy and reptile-like eggshell mineralization in Troodon, a non-avian maniraptoran theropod https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2213987120

#Troodon females laid #eggs more similar to the asymmetric eggs of modern #birds than to round ones of #reptiles. These eggs were colored and have been found half buried into the ground, probably allowing Troodon to sit and brood them.

June: #Troodon playing in a pile of autumn leaves. This one was born from a Prehisroric Planet watch party where I learned angiosperms had already become the dominant plant group by the end of the Cretaceous. #paleoart #troodontid #dinosaur #MyArt

June: #Troodon playing in a pile of autumn leaves. This one was born from a Prehisroric Planet watch party where I learned angiosperms had already become the dominant plant group by the end of the Cretaceous. #paleoart #troodontid #dinosaur #MyArt

June: #Troodon playing in a pile of autumn leaves. This one was born from a Prehisroric Planet watch party where I learned angiosperms had already become the dominant plant group by the end of the Cretaceous. #paleoart #troodontid #dinosaur #MyArt

June: #Troodon playing in a pile of autumn leaves. This one was born from a Prehisroric Planet watch party where I learned angiosperms had already become the dominant plant group by the end of the Cretaceous. #paleoart #troodontid #dinosaur #MyArt

June: #Troodon playing in a pile of autumn leaves. This one was born from a Prehisroric Planet watch party where I learned angiosperms had already become the dominant plant group by the end of the Cretaceous. #paleoart #troodontid #dinosaur #MyArt

Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Dinotoyblog

It has been a long wait, but a worthwhile one. The Mountains Environment Accessory Pack is just one of many from the 1/6th scale Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series line, created by David Silva. It offers the first of its kind: scientifically accurate, highly articulated, and highly detailed dinosaur action figures. I first backed the […]

Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Dinotoyblog

It has been a long wait, but a worthwhile one. The Mountains Environment Accessory Pack is just one of many from the 1/6th scale Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series line, created by David Silva. It offers the first of its kind: scientifically accurate, highly articulated, and highly detailed dinosaur action figures. I first backed the […]

Review and photos by Faelrin, edited by Dinotoyblog

It has been a long wait, but a worthwhile one. The Mountains Environment Accessory Pack is just one of many from the 1/6th scale Beasts of the Mesozoic: Raptor Series line, created by David Silva. It offers the first of its kind: scientifically accurate, highly articulated, and highly detailed dinosaur action figures. I first backed the […]