Albertavenator curriei

†Albertavenator curriei was a troodontid theropod from the Late Cretaceous (~72 Ma) of Alberta, Canada. A small feathered carnivore likely ~2m long, it was named by Evans et al. in 2017. Distinguished from Troodon by cranial proportions, it was found in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation and sheds light on troodontid diversity and evolution in Late Cretaceous North America.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Albertavenator curriei was a meat-eating predator. Carnivorous dinosaurs were active hunters or scavengers, equipped with sharp teeth and claws for catching and consuming prey. They occupied the top of the food chain in their ecosystems.

Time Period

Cretaceous Late Mesozoic Era

Albertavenator curriei lived during the Cretaceous Late period of the Mesozoic Era, approximately 100,5 to 66,0 million years ago.

The final age of dinosaurs, featuring iconic species like Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, and Velociraptor. Dinosaurs reached their peak diversity before the catastrophic asteroid impact at the Chicxulub crater ended the Mesozoic Era.