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Description: Albertosaurus sarcophagus Osborn, 1905 theropod dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Alberta, western Canada (public display, Dakota Dinosaur Museum, Dickinson, North Dakota, USA). Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Dinosauria, Theropoda, Tyrannosauridae Theropod were small to large, bipedal dinosaurs. Almost all known members of the group were carnivorous (predators and/or scavengers). They represent the ancestral group to the birds, and some theropods are known to have had feathers. Some of the most well known dinosaurs to the general public are theropods, such as Tyrannosaurus, Allosaurus, and Spinosaurus.
Title: Albertosaurus sarcophagus mount
Credit: Albertosaurus sarcophagus (Upper Cretaceous; Alberta, western Canada) 1
Author: James St. John
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