Daily Dino Fact: Troodon, nerds of the Mesozoic
A troodon contemplates the meaning of life
Q: What was the smartest dinosaur? -Bigbigboned
A: Thanks for the question, bigbigboned. The smartest dinosaur, if you compare body size to brain size (a rough measurement of intelligence) is troodon. Troodon was a meat-eater the size of a man, with a brain as big as an avocado pit. It was not only the smartest dinosaur, but the smartest animal of dinosaur times, including our ancestors — the mammals of the Mesozoic Era.
The biggest brained dinosaur of all was probably T. rex, since it was such a huge animal. Its brain was about as big as ours but it was many times bigger than us.
Stegosaurus was a tiny-brained dinosaur compared to its size. Its brain wasn’t much bigger than a ping pong ball and its body was the size of a truck.
Whoa! So the smartest dinosaur’s brain was about the size of an avocado pit? Maybe that explains why Horns and Stretch act like such “bone” heads! Keep those questions coming!
-Rex
Tags: Daily Dino Fact, Dinosaurs, troodon, webosaurs
October 15th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Cool! It’s like we’re twins! We’re both smart! lol. P.S. I am really smart, just not super smart!
October 15th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
stegosaurs has to study and lay off the chips!
Rent
October 15th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Dinosaurs are cool! Cant wait to tell my friends that the Troodon was the smartest dinosaur!
-Stickers303
October 15th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Also thanks for that infomation about the Auz Party it will be so cool =] All online websites have partys at 3am so this is going to be great!!! I might submit a fan art thing lol =]
-Stickers303
October 15th, 2009 at 7:01 pm
cool
October 15th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Who is the dinosaur with the smallest brain? -Irvine
cheers!
~weboporter,Irvine
October 16th, 2009 at 6:37 am
wait a minute, if he’s a nerd, where the heck are the glasses xD
October 16th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
thnx rex for posting my Q. p.s thnx for commenting on my blog
November 28th, 2009 at 2:05 am
look at their feet