Genre
Valide Éteint

Daspletosaurus

Russell 1970
Étymologie effroyable reptile carnivore

Daspletosaurus est un genre fossile de dinosaures théropodes de la famille des tyrannosauridés, moins connu que le célèbre Tyrannosaurus rex. Il a vécu dans la partie ouest de l'Amérique du Nord au Canada et aux États-Unis, il y a entre 77 et 74 Ma, durant le Crétacé supérieur (Campanien).

Plage temporelle
Trias
Jurassique
Crétacé
Paléogène
Néogène
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
Occurrences PBDB
21
Groupe
Dinosaures
Carnivore Vivant au sol, solitaire Terrestre
Daspletosaurus
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Skeletal cast of Daspletosaurus torosus on display at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Part of the Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family traveling exhibit developed by The Australian Museum. © WehaveaTrex · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia

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PBDB Wikipedia
Classification
Dinosauria Clade non classé
Theropoda Clade non classé
Neotheropoda Clade non classé
Averostra Clade non classé
Tetanurae Clade non classé
Coelurosauria Clade non classé
Tyrannosauroidea Superfamille
Tyrannosauridae Famille
Tyrannosaurinae Sous-famille
Daspletosaurini Clade non classé
Daspletosaurus Genre
Sites de découverte 21 sites géolocalisés
Répartition
Principaux pays
🇺🇸 États-Unis
11
🇨🇦 Canada
10
Formations géologiques
Oldman
5
Mesaverde
1
Distribution temporelle
Maastrichtien (72.2–66 Ma)
1
Campanien (83.6–72.2 Ma)
20
Espèces (3)
Daspletosaurus horneri 84 Ma
Daspletosaurus torosus 84 Ma
Daspletosaurus wilsoni 84 Ma
Images 4
Bibliographie (14)
C. C. Coppock, M. J. Powers, and J. T. Voris, P. J. Currie. 2025. First occurrence of Daspletosaurus horneri (Tyrannosauridae, Tyrannosaurinae) in the Dinosaur Park Formation of Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Treaty 7 Territory). Historical Biology DOI ↗
C. C. Coppock, M. J. Powers, and J. T. Voris, H. S. Sharpe, P. J. Currie. 2024. Immature Daspletosaurus sp. specimens from the Dinosaur Park Formation provide insight into ontogenetically invariant tyrannosaurid cranial morphology. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 61(12):1227-1239 DOI ↗
E. A. Warshaw and D. W. Fowler. 2022. A transitional species of Daspletosaurus Russell, 1970 from the Judith River Formation of eastern Montana. PeerJ 10:e14461 DOI ↗
G. F. Funston, M. J. Powers, and S. A. Whitebone, S. L. Brusatte, J. B. Scannella, J. R. Horner, P. J. Currie. 2021. Baby tyrannosaurid bones and teeth from the Late Cretaceous of western North America 1. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 58(9):756–777 DOI ↗
A. L. Titus, K. Knoll, and J. J. W. Sertich, D. Yamamura, C. A. Suarez, I. J. Glasspool, J. E. Ginouves, A. K. Lukacic, E. M. Roberts. 2021. Geology and taphonomy of a unique tyrannosaurid bonebed from the upper Campanian Kaiparowits Formation of southern Utah: implications for tyrannosaurid gregariousness. PeerJ 9:e11013:1-50 DOI ↗
C.-g. Yun. 2020. A subadult frontal of Daspletosaurus torosus (Theropoda: Tyrannosauridae) from the Late Cretaceous of Alberta, Canada with implications for tyrannosaurid ontogeny and taxonomy. Palarch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 17(2):1-13
T. D. Carr, D. J. Varricchio, and J. C. Sedlmayr, E. M. Roberts, J. R. Moore. 2017. A new tyrannosaur with evidence for anagenesis and crocodile-like facial sensory system. Scientific Reports 7:44942:1-11 DOI ↗
M. T. Carrano. 2006. Fossil Vertebrate Collections, Museum of the Rockies
D. G. DeMar, Jr. and B. H. Breithaupt. 2006. The nonmammalian vertebrate microfossil assemblages of the Mesaverde Formation (Upper Cretaceous, Campanian) of the Wind River and Bighorn Basins, Wyoming. Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:33-54
D. W. Fowler and R. M. Sullivan. 2006. A ceratopsid pelvis with toothmarks from the Upper Cretaceous Kirtland Formation, New Mexico: evidence of Late Campanian tyrannosaurid feeding behavior. In: S. G. Lucas & R. M. Sullivan, Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:127-130
P. J. Currie. 2005. History of research. Dinosaur Provincial Park: A Spectacular Ancient Ecosystem Revealed. Indiana University Press, Bloomington
R. M. Sullivan, S. G. Lucas, and D. R. Braman. 2005. Dinosaurs, pollen, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary in the San Juan Basin. New Mexico Geological Society, 56th Field Conference, Geology of the Chama Basin. New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook 56:395-407 DOI ↗
M. J. Ryan and A. P. Russell. 2001. Dinosaurs of Alberta (exclusive of Aves). Mesozoic Vertebrate Life
D. J. Varricchio. 2001. Gut contents from a Cretaceous tyrannosaurid: implications for theropod dinosaur digestive tracts. Journal of Paleontology 75(2):401-406 DOI ↗