Albertadromeus

Alberta runner

• Alberta · Place name (Canadian province) · Alberta, the province where it was found
• dromeus · Greek · runner

The name combines "Alberta", the Canadian province where the fossils were found, with the Greek word for "runner". It refers to the province of discovery and to the animal's slender, long-legged build, which suggests it was a fast-moving, ground-dwelling herbivore. The only species, A. syntarsus, is named for its fused ankle bones (tarsals).

Named by

Brown et al.

Year named

2013

Period

Late Cretaceous

Stage

Campanian

Found in

Oldman Formation, Alberta, Canada

A small, early-branching ornithischian (neornithischian) dinosaur, known from fairly fragmentary remains. It is a valid genus.