Albertosaurus — size comparison

Albertosaurus was a relative of Tyrannosaurus with a lighter build and proportionately long lower hindlimbs. It had a toothed skull, a short back and small, two

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Length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaReconstructed measurements · fossil estimates

Albertosaurus

Albertosaurus sarcophagus

ok. 10 mDojrzałość nieustalona · rekonstrukcja
Body length

wzdłuż osi ciała · od pyska do końca ogonaMeasurement: side

Mass · szacunek
No estimateSzacunki kopalne
Shared ground line. The scale follows the measurement stated for each animal. Person: 170 cm
Body lengthScale in m
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AlbertosaurusBody lengthapprox. 10 m

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Person: 170 cm
Albertosaurus — size comparison — facts and sources

Albertosaurus was a relative of Tyrannosaurus with a lighter build and proportionately long lower hindlimbs. It had a toothed skull, a short back and small, two-fingered hands. Its fossils are particularly well known from Alberta, Canada.

Finds include animals of different ages, allowing growth and changing proportions to be studied. A shared bone accumulation suggests social contact but does not by itself prove cooperative hunting. It ate meat. Albertosaurus sarcophagus is distinguished from Gorgosaurus, which was formerly placed in the same genus.

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