Dromaeosaurus Dromaeosaurus albertensis Matthew and Brown 1922
/ˌdroʊmiəˈsɔːrəs/
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) · 110.1–66 Mya
Key Statistics
Diet
carnivore
Locomotion
bipedal
inferred from clade
Habitat
ground-dwelling
Where It Was Found
Countries
Canada, United States
Regions
Alberta · Montana · Alaska · Saskatchewan
Formations
Dinosaur Park · Judith River · Oldman · Prince Creek
Dig sites
20
distinct collections
Overview
Dromaeosaurus albertensis is a theropod dinosaur known from the Late Cretaceous, roughly 110.1–66.0 million years ago. It was a carnivore. It is recorded as ground-dwelling. Fossils have been recovered from Alberta, Canada and elsewhere. It was named by Matthew and Brown 1922. The species is represented by 20 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Fossil Record Completeness
How much of this profile is grounded in the fossil record
~55%
well attested
Based on 20 recorded occurrences in the Paleobiology Database.
Geologic Time
Where Dromaeosaurus albertensis sits in deep time
Dromaeosaurus
252 Mya201 Mya145 Mya66 Mya
Relationships
Part of a wider fossil web
These species share Dromaeosaurus albertensis's place in deep time — computed from overlapping age ranges, shared clades, and inferred ecology. Predator–prey pairs additionally have to have been dug up in the same place.