Species: sarcophagus OSBORN, 1905
Etymology: Greek, sarx, "flesh" and Greek, phagos, "to eat"; in reference to the obvious carnivor.
= Laelaps incrassatus COPE, 1876

Holotype: NMC (CMN) 5600

Locality: Found on the Kneehills Creek, about 12-24 meters (40-80 feet) above the Red Deer River, approximately 3 km (2 miles) from where the creek enters the west bank of the Red Deer River, near Drumheller, Wheatland County, Southern Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member A of the Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Palatal region of skull, braincase and lower jaw.

Paratype:

NMC (CMN) 5601

Locality: East bank of Red Deer River, 30 km (20 miles) above the mouth of Kneehills Creek, Tolman Bridge, near Drumheller, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member B of the Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Skull and lower jaws, fragments of sacral vertebrae and ilium, distal end of tibia with astragalus, fourth metatarsal, and three ungual phalanges of pes.

Note: Bite marks on the dentry and surangular (BROWN, CURRIE & THERRIEN, 2021).

Referred material:

Locality: About 45 meters (150 feet) above the east bank of the Red Deer River, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member B of Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 5222: Scattered skull.

AMNH 5224: A series of partially disassociated skeletal remains of several individuals, including a skull, hind limbs, and tail.
Note: Found near AMNH 5222.

 

Locality: West Bank of the Red Deer River, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member B of Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC (CMN) 2196: Scapulacoracoid, and abdominal ribs.

 

Locality: Less than 1.6 km (1 mile) from the Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 86.64.1: A nearly complete skeleton, right side articulated, left side disarticulated.
Note: Furcula.

 

CURRIE pers comm.

Locality: Approximately the same location as the type NMC 5600, Kneehills Creek, found near the type locality, Drumheller, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1985.098.0001: A nearly complete skull and partially complete skeleton of a subadult.
Note: Skull with bite mark on the right maxilla (BROWN, CURRIE & THERRIEN, 2021).

 

CURRIE, (1998) 2000, 2003

Locality: Near Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park (Dry Island Park), across the river from the mouth of Big Valley Creek, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member B of Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 5218, 5229, 5233, 5234, 5228, 5235, 5231, 5232, 5226, 5227: Fragmentary specimens from a bone bed first found by Barnum Brown.

 

Locality: Kneehills Creek, Drumheller, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1986.205.0001: A nearly headless partial skeleton including lower jaws, at least one quadrate, the basioccipital and other braincase elements, various other skull fragments, ribs, forelimb bones, and hind limb bones.
Note: Has bite marks on the dentary (BROWN, CURRIE & THERRIEN, 2021)
Note: May be part of the type (CURRIE pers comm.)

 

Locality: North Saskatchewan River Valley, near Calmar, a town southwest of Edmonton, Leduc County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 94.186.1: A fragmentary skeleton with preserved skin impressions.

 

Locality: Horsethief Canyon, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 97.58.1: Skull and skeleton.

 

FUNSTON, POWERS, WHITEBONE, BRUSATTE, SCANNELLA, HORNER & CURRIE, 2021

Locality: FTS-2, near Morrin Bridge, Treaty 7 Territory, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UALVP 59599: Ungual ?IV-5.

 

Locality: Unknown, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1996.006.0011: Premaxilla.

 

McCREA & BUCKLEY, 2011

Locality: 12 km west of B.C./Alberta border, Peace Region, British Columbia Province, Canada.

Horizon: Wapti Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Campanian-Maastrichtian Stage, Senonian Subepoch, Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: >40 shed teeth.

 

OSBORN, 1917

Locality: Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

AMNH 5255:

AMNH 5257:

 

RONDEAU, 1995

Locality: Along the bank of Battle River, near Brownfield, Paintearth County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon:

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP: Both tibiae, fibulae, pes, and complete tail.

 

= Daspletosaurus cf. torosus RUSSELL, 1970

= Daspletosaurus sp

Locality: Dry Island Park, SW 1/8, sec. 20, tp. 34, rge. 21, W. 4th mer., 150 feet above the south bank of Red Deer River, near Scollard, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member B of the Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

NMC (CMN) 11315: Scattered cranial elements, abdominal ribs, left forelimb, pelvis and hind limbs.
Note: Furcula.
Note: Juvenile/subadult.

TORICES, RIECHEL, & CURRIE, 2014

Locality: Danek Bonebed (TMP locality L2379), southern bank of Whitemud Creek, south of Edmonton, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1989.17.53: 4 teeth.

UALVP47899-47908, 47934, 47936, 27937, 48922-48924, 48926, 48944, 48966, 48994, 50689, 50691-50698, 50701, 50737, 51957, 52331-52333, 52620, 52682, 53088, 53135, 53137, 53139, 53227, 53238, 53247, 53264, 53506, 54210, 54212, 54213, 54316, 54704, 54706, 54707, 54708, 54737, 54743, 54833, 54835, 54836, 54837, 54857, 58916: Teeth.

BELL & CURRIE, 2014

RTMP 1989.017.0053: An almost complete left maxilla.

UALVP52743: Poorly preserved right dentary.

RTMP 1989.017.0015: Partial pterygoid.

 

= cf. Albertosurus sarcophagus WHITEBONE, FUNSTON & CURRIE, 2024

Locality: Felber-Dohy Troodontid site 2 (FTS-2), near the town of Drumheller and Morin, Kneehill County, Alberta Province Canada.

Horizon: Horsethief Member, Horseshoe Canyon Formation (Lower Edmonton Formation), Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

UALVP 59599.1-2: 1 premaxillary tooth, a large maxillary or dentary tooth, and numerous tooth fragments.

 

= Ornithomimus grandis MARSH, 1890 (nomen dubium)
Etymology: Latin, grandis, "full grown, large."
= Deinodon grandis (MARSH, 1890) OSBORN, 1916 (nomen dubium)
= Aublysodon grandis (MARSH, 1890) HUENE, 1932 (nomen dubium)

Holotype: See below.

Locality: Alkali Creek, Niobrara County, Wyoming.

Horizon: Lance Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Lancian age, upper Maastrichtian Stage, uppermost Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: (?From one individual)

USNM 2110: Metatarsal IV and right pes lacking Proximal end.

USNM 6183: Femur, tibia, and fibula lacking distal end.

USNM 8064: Right ilium.

Referred material:

HUENE, 1932

Locality: Cow Creek, Fergus County, Montana.

Horizon: Eagle sandstone.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given: Metatarsal III.

 

= Albertosaurus arctunguis PARKS, 1928
Etymology:
= Deinodon arctunguis (PARKS, 1928) KUHN, 1939

Holotype: ROM 807

Locality: 30 meters (100 feet) up on the west bank of the Red Deer River, about 4 km (2.5 miles) above Bleriot Ferry, Wheatland County, southeastern Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.
Note: Formerly Member A of Edmonton Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Sacrum and adjacent vertebrae, left scapulacocorid and fore limb, left half of pelvic girdle and associated hind limb.
Note: Palaeopathology, an aperture penetrates the anteroventral process of the iliac blade (made by a pes claw, ROTHSCHILDS, 2013), and a slight exostosis on the left metatarsal IV.

Referred material:

CURRIE pers comm.

Locality: Halfway up a steep cliff about 30 km (20 miles) north of Drumheller, Red Deer River, Tolman Bridge, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Horseshoe Canyon Formation, Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Edmontonian age, lower Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Senonian subepoch, Upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 1981.10.1: Left maxilla and jugal articulated, left ectopterygoid, left quadrate, right quadrate, left angular, left surangular, left prearticular and fragmentary skeleton.

Note: Has erosive lesions, probably from Trichomonas gallinae-like protozoan on the dentary (WOLFF, SALISBURY, HORNER & VARRICCHIO, 2009) . Lesion description: Slit-shaped, tapered edge, remodelled.

Modified from Paul, 1988