Species
Valid Extinct

Albertosaurus sarcophagus

Osborn 1905

No Wikipedia summary available.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
17
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore Ground dwelling, solitary Terrestrial
Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
Theropoda Unranked clade
Neotheropoda Unranked clade
Averostra Unranked clade
Tetanurae Unranked clade
Coelurosauria Unranked clade
Tyrannosauroidea Superfamily
Tyrannosauridae Family
Albertosaurinae Subfamily
Albertosaurus Genus
Albertosaurus sarcophagus Species
Fossil sites 17 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
17
Geological formations
Oldman
1
Scollard
1
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
10
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
7
Synonyms (1)
Albertosaurus arctunguis subjective synonym of Albertosaurus sarcophagus
Bibliography
Original description
H. F. Osborn. 1905. Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21(14):259-265
Bibliography (8)
G. F. Funston, M. J. Powers, and S. A. Whitebone, S. L. Brusatte, J. B. Scannella, J. R. Horner, P. J. Currie. 2021. Baby tyrannosaurid bones and teeth from the Late Cretaceous of western North America 1. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 58(9):756–777 DOI ↗
J. C. Mallon, J. R. Bura, and D. Schumann, P. J. Currie. 2020. A problematic tyrannosaurid (Dinosauria: Theropoda) skeleton and its implications for tyrannosaurid diversity in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Upper Cretaceous) of Alberta. The Anatomical Record 303:673-690 DOI ↗
P. R. Bell and P. J. Currie. 2014. Albertosaurus (Dinosauria: Theropoda) material from an Edmontosaurus bonebed (Horseshoe Canyon Formation) near Edmonton: clarification of palaeogeographic distribution. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 51(11):1052-1057 DOI ↗
D. H. Tanke and P. J. Currie. 2010. A history of Albertosaurus discoveries in Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 47(9):1197-1211 DOI ↗
G. M. Erickson, P. J. Makovicky, and P. J. Currie, M. A. Norell, S. A. Yerby, C. A. Brochu. 2004. Gigantism and comparative life-history parameters of tyrannosaurid dinosaurs. Nature 430:772-775 DOI ↗
P. J. Currie. 2000. Possible evidence of gregarious behavior in tyrannosaurids. Gaia 15:271-277
W. A. Parks. 1928. Albertosaurus arctunguis, a species of therapodous dinosaur from the Edmonton Formation of Alberta. University of Toronto Studies, Geology Series 25:1-42
H. F. Osborn. 1905. Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 21(14):259-265