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subfamily · 2 represented species

Albertosaurinae

Albertosaurinae is a lineage of comparatively slender, long-legged tyrannosaurids represented by Albertosaurus and Gorgosaurus.

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Albertosaurinae

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Representative silhouette for Albertosaurinae
2Direct child groups
1Countries represented
76.6–68.5 MaDataset range

Branch structure

Direct branches in this dataset

genus

Albertosaurus

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Gorgosaurus

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Representative taxa

Dinosaurs in this branch

Side-view life reconstruction of Albertosaurus sarcophagusArt by TotalDino · CC BY 4.0

Cretaceous

Albertosaurus sarcophagus

A lightly built Canadian tyrannosaur known from skulls, skeletons and a remarkable multi-individual bonebed spanning juvenile to adult growth stages.

carnivore~9 m
Side-view life reconstruction of Gorgosaurus libratus beside a human silhouetteArt by Leoomas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cretaceous

Gorgosaurus libratus

A slender, long-legged tyrannosaur from Alberta known from an exceptional growth series, including a juvenile with the remains of two small dinosaurs preserved in its stomach.

carnivore~8.6 m

Distribution

Geographic record

Canada

Country-level summary of represented seed records, not a complete range map.

Sources

Further reading

Introduction to the DinosauriaDinosaur Paleobiology