Albertosaurus
(redirected from Albertosaurus sarcophagus)Albertosaurus
[al‚ber·də′sȯr·əs] (paleontology)
A carnivorous therapod dinosaur, 30 feet (9 meters) long, from the Late Cretaceous Period that had long muscular hindlimbs, comparatively weak forelimbs (with two-fingered hands), and powerful jaws lined with sharp teeth; related to Tyrannosaurus.
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