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Life restorations are artistic reconstructions based on fossil evidence; true coloration and soft-tissue details remain uncertain.
Albertosaurus
Albertosaurus sarcophagus (Albertosaurus · Albertosaurus)
Known only from fossils. The IUCN Red List assesses only species extant since 1500 CE, so fossil taxa are not assigned a category.
💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed
- 💡 Its body length of about 9 m (genus representative value, estimated) equals two passenger cars (about 4.5 m each) placed end to end, and its weight of about 1.5 tons is about that of one passenger car (Comparison).
- 💡 The genus name meaning 'Alberta lizard' was given because its fossils were found in Alberta, Canada.
Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.
Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.
📖 1. Overview
Albertosaurus sarcophagus is a large carnivorous theropod that lived in Canada during the Late Cretaceous, closely related to Tyrannosaurus but smaller and more lightly built. Its genus name Albertosaurus means 'Alberta lizard', after Alberta, Canada.
🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology
It walked on two legs and had saw-edged teeth suited for slicing flesh. Its body length is recorded as about 9 m and its weight as about 1.5 tons.
🔍 3. Fossil Record & Paleoecology
It was a carnivorous dinosaur, and the museum notes that its prey was probably plant-eating dinosaurs.
🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea
No direct record connecting this species to Korea has been found.
📚 Sources & References
- • Fossil taxon — the IUCN Red List assesses only species living or extinct since 1500
- • paleobiodb.org — basicTaxonInfo
- • wikidata.org — Q20716947
- • commons.wikimedia.org — File:Albertosaurus sarcophagus cast.jpg
- • nhm.ac.uk — albertosaurus.html
- • Silhouette: PhyloPic — Craig Dylke · CC0 1.0
Recorded dimensions are widely cited representative estimates from public literature and may vary by study or specimen.