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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.
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 ...
Midland Provincial Park is a provincial park located in Alberta, Canada. Once the site of the Midland Coal Mine, it was designated as a provincial park on June 5, 1979. It now hosts the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology. It is located 6 km west of Drumheller on Highway 838 (North Dinosaur Trail).
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 ...
Ma-Me-O Beach Provincial Park County of Wetaskiwin No. 10: 1950s-60s 1980s-90s Given to the Summer Village of Ma-Me-O Beach Hommey Provincial Park County of Grande Prairie No. 1: 1930s 1980s-90s Given to the county Saskatoon Mountain Provincial Park County of Grande Prairie No. 1: 1930s 1950s Given to the county Blue Bridge Provincial Park
Dinosaurs at Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, the oldest dinosaur park. A dinosaur park usually refers to a theme park in which several life-size sculptures or models of prehistoric animals, especially dinosaurs are displayed. The first dinosaur park worldwide was Crystal Palace Dinosaurs, which opened in London in 1854. Other dinosaur parks are ...
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]
The Hilda Mega-bonebed is about 76 million years old, the same age as the lower Dinosaur Park Formation outcrops of the Dinosaur Provincial Park strata. [5] Monodominant bonebeds of horned dinosaurs like Styracosaurus , Pachyrhinosaurus and Centrosaurus are common in late Cretaceous strata of central and southern Alberta. [ 18 ]