This fearsome predator is a close relative of Tyrannosaurus rex. It lived in what are now the western parts of Canada and the United States, on plains bordering an inland sea east of the rising Rocky Mountains. Albertosaurus was slightly smaller and geologically older than T. rex, and more slender in build. Like its more famous cousin, it had short arms, and each hand had only two fingers. Albertosaurus probably preyed mostly on the various kinds of duck-billed dinosaurs (hadrosaurs) that shared its environment.For over 25 years, Safari Ltd. has been proud to provide this premier line of scale model, dinosaur collectibles. These award winning dinosaur replicas are authenticated by the paleontologists of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, who houses the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. Each Carnegie dinosaur can have up to 25 steps of hand painting to ensure the highest quality in the world marketplace.