Genus
Valid Extinct

Saurornithoides

Nopcsa 1928
Etymology reptile aux allures d’oiseau

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
PBDB occurrences
0
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Saurornithoides
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Compsognathidae Family
Compsognathinae Subfamily
Saurornithoides Genus
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Bibliography
Original description
B. F. Nopcsa. 1928. The genera of reptiles. Palaeobiologica 1:163-188