LegendaryZanabazar
Zanabazar junior
ZAN-ah-BAH-zar· “for Zanabazar”
🦕 Dinosaur🕰️ Cretaceous🥩 carnivore🦴 Troodontidae
2.3 m
Length
1 m
Height
45 kg
Weight
The largest known troodontid — a big-brained, bird-like predator from Mongolia with keen senses, likely a nimble nocturnal hunter of small prey.
When
Late Cretaceous, ~70 million years ago
Found in
Mongolia
Discovered
Rinchen Barsbold, 2009
Did you know?
- The largest troodontid ('wounding tooth') known.
- Big-brained and sharp-sensed, likely a nocturnal hunter.
- Named after Zanabazar, a revered Mongolian spiritual leader.
Artwork: FunkMonk, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.