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Daspletosaurus: quick facts

Discovered in Alberta, Canada, Daspletosaurus was a contemporary of Albertosaurus. A marginally smaller, closerelative of Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus' possessed the typical tyrannosaurid two-fingere

Period
Late Cretaceous
Diet
Carnivore
Length
30 feet (9.1 meters)
Weight
5,950 lbs (2,700 kg)
Family
Tyrannosauridae

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Reference background: Natural History Museum, London — Dinosaurs; Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs; American Museum of Natural History — Dinosaurs & Fossils. Figures are typical published ranges; taxonomy follows the source era and modern consensus is noted where it differs. See our sources & fact-check policy.

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