Pectinodon (NuGen)

Pectinodon cristata is a species of medium-sized, bird-like non-avian theropod dinosaur that originally lived in what is now North America during the Late Cretaceous between 67 and 66 million years ago as an extinct species, Pectinodon bakkeri, and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by NuGen. Pectinodon cristata is a rather average-sized troodont, reaching shoulder height of 0.9 metres (3.0 feet) in height, 2.4 metres (7.9 feet) in length, and weighing up to 49.8 kilograms (110 lb) in mass. Pectinodon cristata has an omnivorous diet like other troodonts, feeding primarily on insects, fish, frogs, small reptiles, birds, eggs, small mammals, carrion, fruits, and leaves. Unlike other living troodontid species and due to its heightened intelligence among troodontids, Pectinodon cristata is capable of using burning sticks and leaves during forest fires to flush out small prey animals for it to hunt. Pectinodon cristata is a solitary animal through most its life except during the breeding seasons or if it is a mated pair. Pectinodon cristata was originally planned to be included in Cretaceous Park located in Sacramento, California, but due to illegal pet trade, the Pectinodon cristata were released by illegal pet traders into the wilderness of California, and the released Pectinodon cristata established breeding populations that have since thrived and has increased from several pairs to more than two thousand in just 4 decades, thanks to the species' fast and frequent reproduction similar to those of chickens.
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