Daspletosaurus

E364288

Daspletosaurus was a large, carnivorous tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of North America, known as a powerful apex predator with a massive skull and robust teeth.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Daspletosaurus canonical 2
Gorgosaurus 2
Alioramus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf genus of dinosaur
theropod dinosaur
tyrannosaurid
ageOrStage Campanian
belongsToClade Coelurosauria
Tyrannosauroidea
bodyLength 8–9 meters
clade Dinosauria
class Reptilia
closelyRelatedTo Gorgosaurus
Tyrannosaurus
diet carnivorous
ecologicalRole large terrestrial predator
estimatedMass 2–4 metric tons
extinctionStatus extinct
family Tyrannosauridae
fossilFoundIn Alberta
Canada
Montana
fossilType partial skeletons
skulls
geologicalFormation Judith River Group
Oldman Formation
Two Medicine Formation
hasAnatomicalFeature large, serrated teeth
massive skull
powerful jaws
robust teeth
short, two-fingered forelimbs
strong hind limbs
kingdom Animalia
lifeHabit terrestrial
livedIn North America
locomotion bipedal
namedBy Dale Russell
notableSpecimenLocation Canadian Museum of Nature
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
order Saurischia
phylum Chordata
preyedUpon ceratopsian dinosaurs
hadrosaurid dinosaurs
reproduction oviparous
subfamily Tyrannosaurinae
suborder Theropoda
taxonRank genus
temporalRange Late Cretaceous
trophicLevel apex predator
typeSpecies Daspletosaurus self-linksurface differs
surface form: Daspletosaurus torosus
yearDescribed 1970

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tyrannosaurus closelyRelatedTo Daspletosaurus
Tyrannosauridae includesTaxon Daspletosaurus
this entity surface form: Gorgosaurus
Tyrannosauridae includesTaxon Daspletosaurus
Tyrannosauridae includesTaxon Daspletosaurus
this entity surface form: Alioramus
Albertosaurus closelyRelatedTo Daspletosaurus
this entity surface form: Gorgosaurus
Daspletosaurus typeSpecies Daspletosaurus self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Daspletosaurus torosus