Albertosaurus

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Lifesize model of Albertosaurus outside the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Albertosaurus Timeline:

Albertosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater) that lived from 76 to 74 million years ago

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• Alectrosaurus
  
  
• Cretaceous Period - Albertosaurus lived between about 76 million years ago and 74 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period
  
  
• Dinosaur Names
  
  
• Dinosaur Types
  
  
• North American Dinosaurs - Albertosaurus lived in North America.
  
  
• Saurischian Dinosaurs
  
  
• Theropod Dinosaurs

Albertosaurus Facts

1. Albertosaurus was a genus of dinosaur.
   
   
2. "Albertosaurus" means "Alberta lizard" (after the province of Alberta in Canada). The name was chosen by Henry Fairfield Osborn in 1905.
   
   
3. Albertosaurus was a member of the Saurischia ("lizard-hipped") order of dinosaurs. What this means, is that although Albertosaurus was not closely related to lizards, it did have similarly shaped pelvic bones.
   
   
4. Albertosaurus was a Theropod - a member of a group of related bipedal dinosaurs that included the ancestors of birds (although Albertosaurus was not itself an ancestor of birds).
   
   
5. Albertosaurus lived between about 76 million years ago and 74 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period.
   
   
6. Albertosaurus lived in North America.
   
   
7. Albertosaurus was a carnivore (meat-eater).
   
   
8. Albertosaurus may well have been a pack animal with several individuals working together to bring down prey.
   
   
9. Fossils of 22 individuals were found together at one site, which is the reason why scientists think that Albertosaurus was a pack hunter.
   
   
10. Albertosaurus was about 26 feet (7.9 meters) long.
    
    
11. Albertosaurus weighed about 3 tons.

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Albertosaurus: Death of a Predator (Discoveries in Paleontology) By Monique Keiran Raincoast Books Paperback (56 pages; 1) List Price: $9.95* Lowest New Price: $7.50* Lowest Used Price: $0.01* *(As of 00:34 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Some 75 million years ago, one dinosaur ended its life. The dinosaur was an Albertosaurus -- distant cousin to the ferocious, meat-eating predator Tyrannosaurus Rex. But its death was also a beginning -- the start of its transformation into a fossil, which lay undiscovered for millennia until the forces of erosion brought the young dinosaur, once again, to light.

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A Moment In Time With Albertosaurus (A Moment In Time) By Eric P Felber & Eric P. Felber Red Deer Press Hardcover (48 pages; 1) List Price: $12.95* Lowest New Price: $39.87* Lowest Used Price: $6.42* *(As of 00:34 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Try to imagine the power and ferocity of a single three tonne carnivorous dinosaur. Then, imagine nine or ten of these beasts living and hunting together as a pack. This frightening thought was reality for many herbivores that lived alongside the mighty members of the tyrannosaur family. This book is written for children of all ages and is a story about the adventures of Albertosaurus, the tyrannosaur family member whose fossilised remains we have had the most opportunity to study. In 1910, Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History (New York) discovered a bone bed along the Red Deer River in Alberta, Canada. Not until 1996 was the full significance of this discovery realised. Currently the bones of nine Albertosaurus have been uncovered. This has provided the first real evidence of packing behavior among large carnivorous dinosaurs. This bone bed also makes us question what catastrophic event caused at least nine of these amazing animals to die at the same time. Numerous other fossil sites in Alberta paint a picture of dinosaur life in the late Cretaceous period. It was information from these fossil sites that enabled us to write this book. The story, even though a work of fiction, uses the actual scientific information known about Albertosaurus. These facts are presented at the end of the story. A Moment In Time With Albertosaurus is the second book in a series of stories. The series will focus on the scientific facts known about specific prehistoric animals. This information will bring a moment in time to life for you.

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Dinosaurs of North America: Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, Albertosaurus, Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, Deinonychus, Thescelosaurus Books LLC Paperback (922 pages) List Price: $104.53* Lowest New Price: $104.53* Usually ships in 1 to 3 weeks* *(As of 00:34 Pacific 3 Sep 2010 More Info) Click Here Product Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, Albertosaurus, Apatosaurus, Triceratops, Edmontosaurus, Deinonychus, Thescelosaurus, Diplodocus, Daspletosaurus, Stegosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Gorgosaurus, Styracosaurus, Lambeosaurus, Anatotitan, Coelurus, Barosaurus, List of North American Dinosaurs, Pachycephalosaurus, Gryposaurus, Troodon, Hypacrosaurus, Kritosaurus, Sauropelta, Othnielosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Amphicoelias, Struthiomimus, Coelophysis, Ceratosaurus, Scelidosaurus, Prosaurolophus, Ankylosaurus, Sauroposeidon, Camarasaurus, Centrosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Laosaurus, Parksosaurus, Trachodon, Dracorex, Brachylophosaurus, Monoclonius, Camptosaurus, Anchisaurus, Fruitadens, Supersaurus, Euoplocephalus, Dromaeosaurus, Torosaurus, Anchiceratops, Anasazisaurus, Naashoibitosaurus, Nothronychus, Oryctodromeus, Ammosaurus, Haplocanthosaurus, Nanotyrannus, Animantarx, Chasmosaurus, Pachyrhinosaurus, Edmontonia, Drinker, Alamosaurus, Albertonykus, Zephyrosaurus, Ornitholestes, Claosaurus, Maiasaura, Dryosaurus, Einiosaurus, Tawa, Nedoceratops, Dryptosaurus, Stygimoloch, Megapnosaurus, Hoplitosaurus, Aublysodon, Corythosaurus, Bambiraptor, Hadrosaurus, Hesperonychus, Othnielia, Chirostenotes, Segisaurus, Cedrorestes, Pentaceratops, Appalachiosaurus, Brachyceratops, Tanycolagreus, Saurophaganax, Nanosaurus, Torvosaurus, Achelousaurus, Palaeoscincus, Arrhinoceratops, Utahraptor, Abydosaurus, Sphaerotholus, Peloroplites, Bistahieversor, Tenontosaurus, Falcarius, Paluxysaurus, Cedarpelta, Stegopelta, Stegoceras, Gargoyleosaurus, Claorhynchus, Stokesosaurus, Dromiceiomimus, Avaceratops, Priconodon, Ornithomimus, Montanoceratops, Agathaumas, Leptoceratops, Zuniceratops, Lophorhothon, Gastonia, Polyonax, Deinodon, Microvenator, Astrodon, Planicoxa, Hagry... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=30467

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