Albertosaurus

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Albertosaurus was a large carnivorous theropod dinosaur from Late Cretaceous North America, closely related to Tyrannosaurus rex and known for its powerful jaws and bipedal stance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Albertosaurus canonical 1
Albertosaurus sarcophagus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of dinosaur
theropod
tyrannosaurid
approximateLength 8–10 meters
approximateMass 1.5–2.5 metric tons
belongsToClade Coelurosauria
Tyrannosauroidea
class Reptilia
closelyRelatedTo Daspletosaurus
surface form: Gorgosaurus

Tyrannosaurus
surface form: Tyrannosaurus rex
diet carnivorous
ecologicalRole apex predator
extinctionStatus extinct
family Tyrannosauridae
fossilEvidence bonebed with multiple individuals
fossilsFoundIn Alberta
Montana
Saskatchewan
foundInFormation Dinosaur Park Formation
Horseshoe Canyon Formation
geologicalPeriod Late Cretaceous
hadAnatomicalFeature large skull
long tail
powerful jaws
sharp serrated teeth
short forelimbs
two-fingered hands
hasCommonName Alberta lizard
juvenileGrowthPattern rapid growth during adolescence
kingdom Animalia
livedDuringStage Campanian
livedIn North America
locomotion bipedal
namedBy Henry Fairfield Osborn
nameEtymology named after the Canadian province of Alberta
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
possibleBehavior pack or group hunting (hypothesized)
reproduction oviparous
subfamily Tyrannosauridae
surface form: Albertosaurinae
suborder Theropoda
superorder Dinosauria
taxonRank genus
temporalRangeEnd about 70 million years ago
temporalRangeStart about 76 million years ago
typeSpecies Albertosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albertosaurus sarcophagus
yearDescribed 1905

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Tyrannosauridae includesTaxon Albertosaurus
Albertosaurus typeSpecies Albertosaurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Albertosaurus sarcophagus