Dinosauroid

A model of the hypothetical dinosauroid, Dinosaur Museum, Dorchester

The dinosauroid is a hypothetical species created by Dale A. Russell in 1982. Russell theorized that if a dinosaur such as Stenonychosaurus had not perished in the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, its descendants might have evolved to fill the same ecological niche as humans.[1] While the theory has been met with criticism from other scientists, the dinosauroid has been featured widely in books[2][3][4] and documentaries[5] since the theory's inception.

  1. ^ Russell, D. A.; Séguin, R. (1982). "Reconstruction of the small Cretaceous theropod Stenonychosaurus inequalis and a hypothetical dinosauroid". Syllogeus. 37: 1–43.
  2. ^ Dixon, Dougal (1988). The New Dinosaurs. Salem House. p. 111. ISBN 978-0881623017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ^ Cranfield, Ingrid (2000). The Illustrated Directory of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures. Salamander Books. p. 44. ISBN 1-55267-119-4. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ Lambert, David (2000). The Ultimate Dinosaur Book. Dorling Kindersley Publishing. ISBN 0789476207. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. ^ Paleoworld season 2 episode 13, "Troodon: Dinosaur Genius". Discovery Channel. 1995. Retrieved 17 June 2021.