Daspletosaurus torosus

†Daspletosaurus torosus is the type species of Daspletosaurus, a large tyrannosaurid from the Oldman and Judith River Formations of Alberta. Estimated at ~8 m and 1,800 kg, it contemporaneously shared habitat with the smaller Gorgosaurus. Bite-mark evidence on ceratopsian bones indicates D. torosus actively preyed on large horned dinosaurs.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivore

Daspletosaurus torosus 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 torosus 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.