Description
Daspletosaurus Dinosaur
- Daspletosaurus
- Cretaceous Age
- Judith River Formation
- Blaine County, Montana
- This rare theropod tooth measures 1.73″ long with a few hydration cracks
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Daspletosaurus is a genus of tyrannosaurid dinosaur that lived about 77 to 75 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. As an apex predator, Daspletosaurus was at the top of the food chain, probably preying on large dinosaurs like the ceratopsid Centrosaurus and the hadrosaur Hypacrosaurus. In some areas, Daspletosaurus coexisted with another tyrannosaurid, Gorgosaurus, though there is some evidence of niche differentiation between the two. While Daspletosaurus fossils are not as common as other tyrannosaurid fossils, the available specimens allow some analysis of the biology of these animals, including social behavior, diet, and life history.
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