Image: Daspletosaurus new species

Description: Daspletosaurus horneri theropod dinosaur skull from the Cretaceous of Montana, USA (public display, MOR 590, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana, USA). This complete skull has been identified as a new species of Daspletosaurus by Museum of the Rockies researchers. Others often call this a specimen of Daspletosaurus torosus Russell, 1970. Stratigraphy: Two Medicine Formation, Campanian Stage, Upper Cretaceous. Locality: Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA 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: Daspletosaurus new species
Credit: Daspletosaurus new species theropod dinosaur (Two Medicine Formation, Upper Cretaceous; Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA)
Author: James St. John
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