Pronunciation: “al-BER-tuh-SAWR-us”
Diet: Carnivore (meat-eater)
Size: Length: 30 feet long Height: 15 feet tall Weight: 3 tons
When it lived: Late Cretaceous Period, about 70 million years ago
Where it lived: Alberta, Canada
Albertosaurus, a close relative of T-Rex, was a fearsome apex predator of Late Cretaceous North America, known for its powerful jaws and sharp teeth. Remarkably, evidence from fossilized trackways suggests that Albertosaurus may have exhibited some degree of social behavior, possibly hunting in coordinated packs to take down larger prey, providing insight into its complex social dynamics and hunting strategies.