Holotype
CMN 5600
Albertosaurus sarcophagus
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- Catalog number
- CMN 5600
- Institution
- Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN)
- Year found
- 1884
- Found by
- Joseph Burr Tyrrell
- Locality
- Red Deer River near Kneehills Creek, Alberta
- Formation
- Horseshoe Canyon Formation
What this specimen preserves
Holotype: CMN 5600
- Preserved
- Partial
- Reconstructed
- Unknown / not recorded
Region by region (table)
| Region | State |
|---|---|
| Skull | Partial |
| Mandible | Unknown / not recorded |
| Teeth | Unknown / not recorded |
| Cervical vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Dorsal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Sacrum | Unknown / not recorded |
| Caudal vertebrae | Unknown / not recorded |
| Ribs | Unknown / not recorded |
| Gastralia | Unknown / not recorded |
| Scapula / shoulder girdle | Unknown / not recorded |
| Humerus | Unknown / not recorded |
| Forearm (radius / ulna) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Hand (manus) | Unknown / not recorded |
| Pelvis | Unknown / not recorded |
| Femur | Unknown / not recorded |
| Tibia / fibula | Unknown / not recorded |
| Foot (pes) | Unknown / not recorded |
Excavation history
A partial skull collected by a Geological Survey of Canada party on the Red Deer River.