Alectrosaurus

Alectrosaurus

Scientific information

Scientific name

Alectrosaurus olseni

Time period

Late Cretaceous period

Primary diet

Carnivore

In Planet Dinosaur

Appearances

The Great Survivors

Alectrosaurus was a genus of tyrannosauroid theropod dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous period. It was a tyrannosauroid, and was most likely the dominant predator in the region. Alectrosaurus is thought to have reached around 5 metres in length and weighed nearly a tonne. Alectrosaurus was in two database scenes in Last Killers one with Protoceratops and the other with Tarbosaurus and Alioramus.

In Planet Dinosaur

The Great Survivors

An Alectrosaurus was first seen scaring a flock of Oviraptor.  One tries to attack a Gigantoraptor pair, but it is outnumbered and so is quickly warded off. Later on in the programme the tyrannosaurid makes another appearance, with a pair of them attempting to attack a nesting Gigantoraptor, however despite causing some injury to the oviraptorid they are defeated and retreat. Their attack does however allow a smaller Oviraptor to try to raid the nest even though the Oviraptor failed. Despite injuring the Gigantoraptor one of the two Alectrosaurus was kicked by the Oviraptorid and probably severely injured.

Trivia

• The model used for Alectrosaurus appears to be a modified reuse of the Daspletosaurus model.

Gallery

Planet Dinosaur Database and Mentioned Creatures

Lost World: Tyrannosaurus  • Spinosaurus  • Irritator  • Baryonyx  • Siamosaurus  • Onchopristis  • Carcharodontosaurus  • Allosaurus  • Aerosteon  • Lacusovagus  • Iguanodon Feathered Dragons: Microraptor  • Sinornithosaurus  • Epidexipteryx  • Sinosauropteryx  • Anchiornis  • Sinraptor  • Oviraptor  • Gigantoraptor  • Caudipteryx  • Troodon  • Beipiaosaurus  • Jeholosaurus  • Tianyuraptor  • Velociraptor Last Killers: Gorgosaurus  • Daspletosaurus  • Tarbosaurus  • Tyrannosaurus  • Albertosaurus  • Chasmosaurus  • Psittacosaurus  • Raptorex  • Protoceratops  • Alectrosaurus  • Triceratops  • Mojoceratops  • Styracosaurus  • Alioramus  • Troodon  • Edmontosaurus  • Majungasaurus  • Carcharodontosaurus  • Centrosaurus Fight for Life: Kimmerosaurus  • Pliosaurus • Tyrannosaurus  • Stegosaurus  • Camptosaurus  • Allosaurus  • Saurophaganax New Giants: Argentinosaurus  • Mapusaurus  • Tyrannosaurus • Allosaurus • Diplodocus • Neovenator • Ornithopsis • Sinraptor • Mamenchisaurus  • Paralititan  • Sarcosuchus  • Carcharodontosaurus  • Sauroposeidon  • Acrocanthosaurus The Great Survivors: Ampelosaurus  • Iguanodon  • Neovenator  • Hypsilophodon  • Paralititan  • Spinosaurus  • Carcharodontosaurus  • Deltadromeus  • Erectopus  • Quaesitosaurus  • Tarbosaurus  • Therizinosaurus  • Gallimimus  • Achillobator  • Mononykus  • Tyrannosaurus  • Triceratops  • Edmontosaurus  • Albertosaurus  • Gorgosaurus  • Anodontosaurus  • Dromaeosaurus  • Variraptor  • Argentinosaurus  • Mapusaurus  • Ankylosaurus  • Gasparinisaura  • Magyarosaurus  • Zalmoxes  • Telmatosaurus  • Hatzegopteryx  • Styracosaurus  • Stygimoloch  • Parasaurolophus  • Archaeoceratops  • Oviraptor  • Baryonyx  • Polacanthus  • Pelecanimimus  • Nothronychus  • Suskityrannus  • Clostridium  • Majungasaurus  • Microraptor  • Gigantoraptor  • Oviraptor  • Didelphodon