Dinosaur: Albertosaurus sarcophagus
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Length*: | 9.3 m | 30.5 ft |
Weight*: | 2.9 tons | 6,393 lb |
Speed: | 40 km/h | 25 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Early Maastrichtian
Details
Status: valid
Autor: Osborn
Year: 1905
Area: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Alberta
Formation: Horseshoe Canyon
Other
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.
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