Albertosaurus

=__**Albertosaurus Facts**__=


 * ===[[image:Albertosaurus_bw.GIF align="right"]]a relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex===
 * ===a little bit small than the T. Rex and lived a couple million years earlier===
 * ===walked on 2 legs and had a larger head with sharp, saw-toothed teeth===
 * ===had 2 fingers on each hand on short arms===
 * ===the long tail helped provide its balance and a quick turn===
 * ===it had powerful back legs with claws and 3 toes on each foot===
 * ===about 30 feet long===
 * ===11 feet tall at the hips===
 * ===weighed up to 3 tons ( 1 ton= 2,000 lbs.)===
 * ===the lower jaw had 14 to 16 teeth===
 * ===the upper jaw had 17 to 19 teeth===
 * ===lived in the Cretaceous period about 76-74 million years ago===
 * ===**was a carnivore (ate meat) and probably ate plant eating dinosaurs**===
 * ===**this dinosaur traveled in herds/packs**===
 * ===**walked on two muscular legs**===
 * ===**very short arms**===