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Borogovia

Borogovia

Borogovia gracilicrus

  • Pronounced:   bore - o - Go - vee - uh
  • Diet:   Carnivore (Meat-Eater)
  • Name Means:   "Borogove"
  • Length:   6 feet (2 m)
  • Height:   2 feet (.7 m)
  • Weight:   Unknown
  • Time:   Late Cretaceous - 67 MYA
Location : Asia

Borogovia was a small meat-eater from Asia that was very closely related to Troodon.

Like its North American cousin, Borogovia would have had a large brain and been a swift hunter. This theory is based mostly on what scientists know about Troodon, however, as only part of one of its legs and most of a foot have been found.

Discovered in 1971, Borogovia was originally described as a species of Saurornithoides, but later study placed it in the Troodon  id family. It appears to have been a more gracile form based on how thin one of the toes appears. There also appears to be a minor pathology that indicates that the type specimen was injured. Like Troodon, Borogovia is categorized as a bird-like dinosaur and may have been feathered.

Borogovia was named after "Borogove", a creature from the Alice in Wonderland fairytale.