Albertosaurinae
subfamily · Currie et al. 2003 · accepted · extinct
4 descendant taxa · 53 fossil sites · 13 formations · 3 countries
Lived when
Cretaceous – Paleogene
85.7–66 million years ago
Found where
3 countries
13 rock formations
Fossil record
53 sites
66 catalogued specimens
Inside this group
Immediate children
- Terminal taxon — no children recorded.
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Facts from the record
- Its fossils span about 20 million years, from 85.7 to 66 million years ago.
- The youngest known fossil is around 66 million years old — that is roughly 220 times further back than the whole of human history.
- Albertosaurinae was named in 2003 (Currie et al. 2003) — 23 years ago.
- Fossils have been recorded in 3 countries and 13 named rock formations.
- 66 individual specimens are catalogued in museum collections.
- This group contains 4 named taxa, including 2 species.
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Data from the Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0).