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Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site situated 220 kilometres (137 mi) east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; or 48 kilometres (30 mi) northeast of Brooks.. The park is situated in the Red Deer River valley, which is noted for its striking badland topography, and abundance of dinosaur fossils.
The Dinosaur Park Formation is the uppermost member of the Belly River Group (also known as the Judith River Group), a major geologic unit in southern Alberta.It was deposited during the Campanian stage of the Late Cretaceous, between about 76.5 and 74.4 million years ago. [3]
Dinosaur Provincial Park: Alberta: 1979 71; vii, viii (natural) The area is a practically undisturbed semi-arid steppe with badlands topography. Fossils of more than 44 species, 34 genera, and 10 families of dinosaurs have been discovered in the park, representing every known group of Cretaceous dinosaurs. More than 150 complete skeletons have ...
The "World's Largest Dinosaur" is a roadside tourist attraction shaped like a model Tyrannosaurus rex, situated in the Town of Drumheller, Alberta, Canada. The World's Largest Dinosaur is one of several dinosaur-related attractions in Drumheller and the surrounding areas, including Dinosaur Provincial Park .
Assineau River Crossing Provincial Park Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124: 1930s 1950s Turned into a campground, then the campground closed Gaetz Lake Provincial Park Red Deer County: 1960s 1980s-90s Given to the city and turned into Kerry Wood Nature Sanctuary Ma-Me-O Beach Provincial Park County of Wetaskiwin No. 10: 1950s-60s ...
Denali National Park and Preserve [Note 3] Cantwell Formation: Late Cretaceous: North America: US: Alaska: Non-Avian Dinosaur tracks, [2] plants, insects Dinosaur Provincial Park [Note 2] Dinosaur Park Formation: Cretaceous (Campanian) North America: Canada: Alberta: Non- Avian Dinosaurs: Dinosaur State Park: Jurassic: North America: US ...
North of the river, the Dinosaur Trail briefly exits the valley and re-enters it near Horsethief Canyon. The Dinosaur Trail passes through Midland Provincial Park and past the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology before ending at Highway 9 / 56 back in Drumheller. The loop is completed by following Highway 9 / 56 (Bridge Street and 2nd Street ...
A map of caenagnathid discoveries in Dinosaur Provincial Park. In 2020, Gregory Funston conducted a review of all caenagnathid material known from the Dinosaur Park Formation in order to determine their actual diversity in that depositional environment.