Up until then, the vast majority of troodontid specimens found in North America had been classified as Troodon formosus. (sciencedaily.com)
The identification of a new species of troodontid in the Late Cretaceous of North America indicates that small dinosaur diversity in the latest Cretaceous of North America is likely underestimated due to the difficulty of identifying species from fragmentary fossils. (sciencedaily.com)
«It's about fifty per cent larger than any other troodontids previously known, making it one of the largest deinonychosaurs (raptor like dinosaurs) we currently recognize.» (sciencedaily.com)