Albertavenator Explained

Albertavenator (meaning "Alberta hunter") is a genus of small troodontid theropod dinosaur, known from the early Maastrichtian in the Cretaceous period. It contains a single species, A. curriei, named after paleontologist Phil Currie, based on a partial left frontal found in the Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Alberta during the 1990s.^{[1] [2]} Albertavenator discovery indicates that small dinosaur diversity may be underestimated at present due to the difficulty in identifying species from fragmentary remains.^[3]

See also

• Timeline of troodontid research
• 2017 in archosaur paleontology

Notes and References

1. D.C. . Evans . T.M. . Cullen . D.W. . Larson . A. . Rego . 2017 . A new species of troodontid theropod (Dinosauria: Maniraptora) from the Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Maastrichtian) of Alberta, Canada . Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences . 54 . 8 . 813–826 . 10.1139/cjes-2017-0034. 2017CaJES..54..813E .
2. http://www.dinochecker.com/dinosaurs/ALBERTAVENATOR DinoChecker Archives ALBERTAVENATOR
3. Web site: July 17, 2017 . New species of dinosaur named after Canadian icon: Dinosaur species from Alberta . December 17, 2023 . sciencedaily.com.