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| NAME: | Meaning - Daspletosaurus means "frightful lizard" Pronounced - das-PLEET-oh-SAWR-us Named By - Dale Alan Russell When Named - 1970 |
| DIET: | Carnivore (meat-eater) |
| SIZE: | Length - 26-33 feet (8-10 m) long Height - 9 ft (2.7 m) tall at the hips Weight - 2-3.5 tons (2300 kg) |
| WHEN IT LIVED: | Late Cretaceous period, about 76-72 million years ago |
| WHERE IT LIVED: | Fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada, and in Montana, USA, North America. |
| FOSSILS: | A nearly complete skeleton has been found, plus one skull and a few assorted bones. |
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| INTERESTING FACTS: |
Daspletosaurus was a bipedal meat-eater that lived in marshes by streams. It had tiny horns behind its eyes and its arms were a bit longer than those of T. rex. It may have been an ancestor of T. rex. |
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