Genus
Valid Extinct

Saurornithoides

Nopcsa 1928

Saurornithoides is a genus of troodontid maniraptoran dinosaur, which lived during the Late Cretaceous period. These creatures were predators, which could run fast on their hind legs and had excellent sight and hearing. The name is derived from the Greek stems saur~ (lizard), ornith~ (bird) and eides (form), referring to its bird-like skull.

Temporal range
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PBDB occurrences
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Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Saurornithoides
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Saurornithoides
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Compsognathidae Family
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Compsognathinae Subfamily
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Saurornithoides Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
B. F. Nopcsa. 1928. The genera of reptiles. Palaeobiologica 1:163-188