Albertavenator_curriei

<i>Albertavenator</i>

Albertavenator

Extinct genus of dinosaurs

Albertavenator (meaning "Alberta hunter") is a genus of small troodontid theropod dinosaur, known from the early Maastrichtian in the Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, A. curriei, named after paleontologist Phil Currie, based on a partial left frontal found in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta during the 1990s.[1][2] Albertavenator's discovery indicates that small dinosaur diversity may be underestimated at present due to the difficulty in identifying species from fragmentary remains.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Evans, D.C.; Cullen, T.M.; Larson, D.W.; Rego, A. (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. Bibcode:2017CaJES..54..813E. doi:10.1139/cjes-2017-0034.
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    DinoChecker Archives ALBERTAVENATOR
  3. [3]
    "New species of dinosaur named after Canadian icon: Dinosaur species from Alberta". sciencedaily.com. July 17, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2023.

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