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Dinosaur: Albertosaurus sarcophagus
| Length*: | 9.3 m | 30.5 ft |
| Weight*: | 2.9 t | 6,393 lb |
| Speed: | 40 km/h | 25 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Years: 72.1–66 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Osborn
Year: 1905
Distribution
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Horseshoe Canyon
Locations
Sources
Material: At least 30 individuals.
References: Carr, W., (2010) "A taxonomic assessment of the type series of Albertosaurus sarcophagus and the identity of Tyrannosauridae (Dinosauria, Coelurosauria) in the Albertosaurus bonebed from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation.
