Genus: Dromaeosaurus MATTHEW & BROWN, 1922
Etymology: Greek, dromaios, “swift” and Greek, sauros, "lizard": Swift lizard; named to indicate a small, lightly built "deinodont."

Species: albertensis MATTHEW & BROWN, 1922
Etymology: In reference to the Alberta Province of Canada, where the specimen was found.

Holotype: AMNH 5356

Locality: Quarry unknown,"Sand Creek", right bank of the Red Deer River, 12 miles downstream from Steveville, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material: Fragmentary skull, lower jaws, hyoids and associated foot bones.

Referred material:

BASZIO, 1997

Locality: Alberta, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

RTMP 66.31.117, 74.10.91, 78.9.41, 82.16.361, 86.130.211, 88.50.66, 88.86.30, 89.36.404: Teeth.


Locality: Stephen’s site, Wheatland County, Alberta Province, Canada.

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

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:


RTMP 1010, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1029, 1035: Teeth.


Locality: Alberta, Canada.

Scollard Formation, Uppermost Edmonton Group.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Alberta 1:

UA 98, 99: Teeth.

Alberta 3: UA 103, 104, JLE 62, 113, KUA-1: 119, 106, KUA-2: 110: Teeth.


CURRIE, RIGBY & SLOAN, 1990

Locality: Dinosaur Provincial Park, Newell County, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

TMP 83.36.8: Maxillary tooth.

TMP 81.16.461, 81.26.48: Teeth.

 

FIORILLO & CURRIE, 1994

Localities: Ox Hill Quarry, Careless Creek Quarry, Hidden Valley Quarry, and Blackbird Ridge Quarry, Wheatland and GoldenValley Counties, Central Montana.

Horizon: Judith River Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

ANSP 15959: Premaxillary tooth.

ANSP 15287, 15963, 17639, 17805, 17960, 17798, 18108, 18110: Teeth.
Note: Exact breakdown not given.

 


FIORILLO & GANGLOFF, (2000) 2001

Locality: Liscomb Quarry (8 teeth), Kikak-Tegoseak Quarry (2 teeth), Byers Bed (3 teeth), Ninuluk Bluff (tooth), Brooks Range, North Slope, Northern Alaska.

Horizon: Prince Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

AK497-V-001FT, AK232-V-073, AK381-V-052, AK306-V-035, AK335-V-013, AK292-V-03, AK238-V-009, AK390-V-041, AK383-V-180, AK385-V-002, AK490-V-170, UAM-AK83.V-090, AK456-V-024, AK456-V-025, AK211-V-001: Teeth.

Note: One tooth was referred to Alectrosaurus sp by GANGLOFF, 1998

 


RYAN, RUSSELL, EBERTH & CURRIE, 2001

Locality: Centrosaurus bone bed (bone bed 43) Dinosaur Provinical Park, Alberta Province, Canada.

Horizon: Dinosaur Park Formation, upper Judith River Group.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Judithian age, Middle Campanian Stage, middle Senonian subepoch, upper Gulf Epoch, Late Cretaceous.

Material:

Number: Not given:

 

= Dromaeosaurus sp. cf. D. albertensis STOKOSA, 2005

Locality: Western South Dakota.

Horizon: Fox Hills Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

SDSM 14566: Tooth.


STENERSON & O’CONNER, 1994

Locality: Northwestern South Dakota.

Horizon: Hell Creek Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

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

Material:

Number: Not given: Teeth and claw.