With a relatively large brain for its small size, Troodon formosus was probably one of the smartest dinosaurs. It may have been as intelligent as modern birds.
Troodon formosus was a small coelurosaurian dinosaur—a
member of the same clade (evolutionary group) to which modern birds
belong. Fossilized remains have been discovered of nesting parents and
egg clutches. These finds shed some light on reproductive strategies
that resemble those of both crocodilians and birds.
Scientists believe that Troodon produced a pair of eggs at periodic intervals and then incubated them in earth nests, sometimes sitting on them and warming them with body heat. Such behavior suggests that these dinosaurs could be an important link on the evolutionary chain, bridging the gap between their earlier relatives (crocodilians) and their later relatives (birds).
Scientists believe that Troodon produced a pair of eggs at periodic intervals and then incubated them in earth nests, sometimes sitting on them and warming them with body heat. Such behavior suggests that these dinosaurs could be an important link on the evolutionary chain, bridging the gap between their earlier relatives (crocodilians) and their later relatives (birds).
