Albertavenator

Al-ber-tah-ven-ah-tor.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Albertavenator ‭(‬Alberta hunter‭)‬.

Phonetic

Al-ber-tah-ven-ah-tor.

Named By

D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Cullen,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Larson‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Rego‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Reptilia,‭ ‬Dinosauria,‭ ‬Theropoda,‭ ‬Maniraptora,‭ ‬Troodontidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

A.‭ ‬curriei‭

Size

Uncertain due to lack of‭ ‬remains.

Known locations

Canada,‭ ‬Alberta‭ ‬-‭ ‬Horseshoe Canyon Formation.

Time Period

Maastrichtian of the Cretaceous.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Albertavenator is a genus of troodontid dinosaur that lived in Canada towards the end of the Cretaceous period.‭ ‬The genus name translates as‭ ‘‬Alberta hunter‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to where and how it lived.‭ ‬The type species name,‭ ‬P.‭ ‬curriei is in honour of paleontologist Philip J.‭ ‬Currie.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬A new species of troodontid theropod‭ (‬Dinosauria:‭ ‬Maniraptora‭) ‬from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation‭ (‬Maastrichtian‭) ‬of Alberta,‭ ‬Canada‭”‬.‭ ‬Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences.‭ ‬54‭ (‬8‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬D.‭ ‬C.‭ ‬Evans,‭ ‬T.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬Cullen,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬W.‭ ‬Larson‭ & ‬A.‭ ‬Rego‭ ‬-‭ ‬2017.

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