Genus
Valid Extinct

Albertavenator

Evans et al. 2017
Etymology Alberta hunter

Albertavenator is a genus of small-bodied troodontid theropod dinosaur that lived during the early Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 71 million years ago. It is known from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation in Alberta, Canada, and is currently represented by a single species, Albertavenator curriei. The species name honors Canadian paleontologist Philip J. Currie for his extensive contributions to theropod research. The animal is known from parts of the skull.

Temporal range
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Paleogene
Neogene
252 201 145 66 0 Ma
PBDB occurrences
4
Group
Dinosaures
Carnivore, omnivore Ground dwelling Terrestrial
Albertavenator
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Illustration of the holotype frontal bone of Albertavenator curriei TMP 1993.105.0001 in dorsal view. Scale bar is 5mm. © Skye McDavid · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia
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Classification
Dinosauria Unranked clade
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Theropoda Unranked clade
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Neotheropoda Unranked clade
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Averostra Unranked clade
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Tetanurae Unranked clade
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Coelurosauria Unranked clade
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Maniraptora Unranked clade
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Paraves Unranked clade
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Deinonychosauria Infraorder
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Troodontidae Family
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Troodontinae Subfamily
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Troodontini Tribe
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Albertavenator Genus
Measurements
Length
2,5 m ⓘ
Albertavenator curriei
Mass
35 kg ⓘ
Albertavenator curriei
Fossil sites 4 geolocated sites
Distribution
Top countries
🇨🇦 Canada
4
Geological formations
Horseshoe Canyon
4
Temporal distribution
Maastrichtian (72.2–66 Ma)
3
Campanian (83.6–72.2 Ma)
1
Species (1)
Albertavenator curriei 84 Ma
Images 1
Bibliography
Original description
D. C. Evans, T. M. Cullen, and D. W. Larson, A. Rego. 2017. A new species of troodontid theropod (Dinosauria: Maniraptora) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 54(8):813-826 DOI ↗
Bibliography (2)
G. F. Funston and P. J. Currie. 2018. The first record of dinosaur eggshell from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 55(4):436-441 DOI ↗
D. C. Evans, T. M. Cullen, and D. W. Larson, A. Rego. 2017. A new species of troodontid theropod (Dinosauria: Maniraptora) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 54(8):813-826 DOI ↗