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TOP DINOSAUR
4 DISCOVERIES
Albertosaurus
Sarcophagus
A close relative of the
T-rex, this two-ton,
36-ft (11- m) long
dinosaur excelled in
speed and agility and
may have hunted its
prey in packs.
Fossils being excavated in Dinosaur
Provincial Park Edmontosaurus
First discovered in 1892
THE GREAT DINOSAUR RUSH in the Horseshoe Canyon
Formation, this duck-
In 1888, Thomas C. Weston, who worked for the billed dinosaur lived
Geological Survey of Canada, just as Tyrrell did, found about 70 million years
another skull belonging to the Albertosaurus in an area ago. It was a herbivore
that is now part of the Dinosaur Provincial Park (p168). and could move on both
Subsequently, interest in hunting for dinosaur fossils two and four legs.
began to spark, as palaeontologists were eager to claim
the finest specimens for their museums. The period Euoplocephalus
from 1910 to 1917 became known as the Great Dinosaur This armoured
Rush and more than 300 display-worthy dinosaur herbivore was covered
skeletons of various species were discovered just in in rows of bony plates
Alberta alone during that time. Since then, excavation and high-ridged oval
work and discoveries have continued in the province, scutes, and it had a
with new species of dinosaurs being uncovered heavy club-like tail,
even today. all of which helped it
defend itself from
larger predators.
Parasaurolophus
Known for its large,
elaborate cranial crest,
the remains of this
herbivorous dinosaur
were found along
the Red Deer River
in 1920.

The vast, dry, badlands
landscape of Dinosaur
Provincial Park

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