CretaceousCarnivoreLarge
Daspletosaurus
das-PLEE-to-SORE-us
"frightful lizard"
Overview
A large tyrannosaurid from the Late Cretaceous of North America, a close predecessor of Tyrannosaurus.
Vital Statistics
Length
9 m
Height
3 m
Weight
2.8 t
Est. Speed
30 km/h
Discovered
1970
Named by
Dale Russell
Countries Discovered
CanadaUnited States
Interesting Facts
On the ancestral lineage of T. rex
Shows bite marks and healed injuries from combat
Coexisted with Gorgosaurus
Closest Relatives
TyrannosaurusTarbosaurusAlbertosaurusGorgosaurus