Gorgosaurus was a carnivore. It lived in the Cretaceous period and inhabited North America. Its fossils have been found in places such as Alberta (Canada), South Dakota and Montana.
Quick facts about Gorgosaurus:
- Existed from 83.6 million years ago to 66 million years ago
- Lived in a flood plain
- Was a carnivore
- Reproduced by laying eggs
- 17 different specimens have been found by paleontologists
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Gorgosaurus was described by the following scientific paper(s):
- B. Skipp and L. W. McGrew. 1972. The Upper Cretaceous Livingston Group of the western Crazy Mountains Basin, Montana. Montana Geological Society, 21st Annual Field Conference. Montana Geological Society.
- C. H. Sternberg. 1918. Sternberg's expedition to the Red Deer River, Alberta, 1917. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 29:88-91
- C. M. Sternberg. 1950. Notes and annotated list of quarries. Map 969A. Steveville, west of fourth meridian, Alberta. Canada Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa
