Daspletosaurus horneri

†Daspletosaurus horneri is a tyrannosaurid species from the Two Medicine Formation of Montana, USA, named after paleontologist Jack Horner. This apex carnivore is notable for textural features of its skull bones suggesting extensive facial sensory tissue or scaly integument. It coexisted with ceratopsian Einiosaurus and hadrosaurs as a top predator.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Daspletosaurus horneri 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

Daspletosaurus horneri 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.