Published December 31, 1992 | Version v1
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Albertosaurus Osborn 1905

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Description

Albertosaurus Osborn 1905

= Laelaps (in part)

= Dryptosaurus (in part)

= Deinodon (in part)

= Gorgosaurus Lambe 1914

Diagnosis: (Cranial) Premaxillary contacts nasal below external nares;lacrymal horn often better developed than in Tyrannosaurus, and the postorbital considerably smoother; posterior part of the dentary not as deep as in Tyrannosaurus. (Postcranial) Wrist composed of five elements. Postacetabular blade of ilium deep,and pubic shaft straight.

Notes

Published as part of Carpenter, K., 1992, Tyrannosaurids (Dinosauria) of Asia and North America, pp. 250-268 in Aspects of Nonmarine Cretaceous Geology, Beijing :China Ocean Press on page 257, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1038212

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Tyrannosauridae
Genus
Albertosaurus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Dinosauria
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Osborn
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Albertosaurus Osborn, 1905 sec. Carpenter, 1992

References

  • Osborn, H., 1905, Tyrannosaurus and other Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaurs: American Museum of Natural History Bulletin 21, pp. 259 - 265.
  • Lambe, L., 19 14 a, On the fore-limb of a carnivorous dinosaur from the Belly River Formation of Alberta, an a new genus of Ceratopsia from the same horizon, with remarks on the integument of some Cretaceous herbivorous dinosaurs: Ottawa Naturalist, v. 27, p. 129 - 135