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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]
It is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) northeast of Calgary and 97 kilometres (60 mi) south of Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often referred to as Dinosaur Valley, has an approximate width of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and an approximate length of 28 kilometres (17 mi).
The Calgary Dinos men's basketball team has won eight Canada West conference championships, in 1966, 1976, 1993, 2004, 2009, 2016, 2018, and 2019. [4] The team has won a national championship, which occurred in 2018. [5]
During the late 1970s, the government of Alberta began to consider building within, or adjacent to Dinosaur Provincial Park. [4] In 1981, the provincial government formally announced plans to build a palaeontology museum. [4] However, the museum was built in Midland Provincial Park near Drumheller, as opposed to Dinosaur Provincial Park. [4]
He discovered dinosaur (Albertosaurus sarcophagus) bones in Alberta's Badlands and coal around Drumheller in 1884. Canada's Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology in Alberta was named in his honour. Tyrrell was born in Weston, Ontario, the fifth child of William and Elizabeth Tyrrell.
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 ...
The Calgary Dinos football team represents the University of Calgary in the sport of Canadian football in U Sports. The Dinos program has been in operation since 1964, winning the Vanier Cup national championship five times ( 1983 , 1985 , 1988 , 1995 , 2019 ), the most out of any of the Canada West teams.