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Alectrosaurus
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Alectrosaurus

Alectrosaurus olseni

Era: CretaceousDiet: CarnivorousPeriod: Late CretaceousSize: 5m

Alectrosaurus (; meaning "alone lizard") is a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period, about some 96 million years ago in what is now the Iren Dabasu Formation. It was a medium-sized, moderately-built, ground-dwelling, bipedal carnivore, estimated at 5 to 6 m (16 to 20 ft) with a body shape similar to its much larger advanced relative, Tyrannosaurus