Albertosaurus
genus of Late Cretaceous tyrannosaurids
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Summary
Albertosaurus is a fossil taxon[1]. Albertosaurus ranks in the top 1% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,206 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Albertosaurinae[4]
- Location of discovery: St. Mary River Formation[5], Horseshoe Canyon Formation[6], Packard Formation[7], Corral de Enmedio Formation[8], Hell Creek Formation[9], Two Medicine Formation[10], Canada[11]
- Taxon name: Albertosaurus[12]
- Commons category: Albertosaurus[13]
- Start time: -71000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[14]
- End time: -68000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Albertosaurus[16]
- Commons gallery: Albertosaurus[17]
- Main food source: carnivore[18]
- Length: 10 m[19], 9.0 m[20]
- Height: 2.7 m[21]
- Mass: 2.5 tonne[22]
- Time period: Late Cretaceous[23]
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Identifiers
Albertosaurus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 554390[24]. Albertosaurus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4433625[25]. Albertosaurus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4822622[26].
Why It Matters
Albertosaurus has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] Albertosaurus is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]