Alectrosaurus

†Alectrosaurus is a tyrannosaurid theropod from the Late Cretaceous (~80 Ma) of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. A medium-sized tyrannosaurid about 5-6m long, it was a bipedal carnivore. Named by Gilmore in 1933 from initially confusing material, it is one of the earlier-known Asian tyrannosaurids. Its find contributed to understanding the Asian origins of the tyrannosaurid lineage.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Alectrosaurus 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

Alectrosaurus 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.