Book Chapter
Late Cretaceous geology and fossils of Dinosaur Provincial Park
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Dennis R. Braman
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Dennis R. Braman
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, T0J 0Y0
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Donald B. Brinkman
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Donald B. Brinkman
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, T0J 0Y0
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Donald M. Henderson
Donald M. Henderson
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, P.O. Box 7500, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada, T0J 0Y0
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Published:January 01, 2017
Publication history
06 March 2017
ABSTRACT
Dinosaur Provincial Park (DPP) was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979, but in 1955 the exceptional quality and abundance of dinosaur fossils were already recognized with 80 km2 of the richest fossil beds being set aside as an Alberta, Canada, provincial park. DPP represents possibly the best window into the biology of the Late Campanian anywhere in the world. At present, more than 35 species of dinosaurs, 32 species of fish, 10 species of amphibians, 29 taxa of non-dinosaurian reptiles, 1 bird, and 20 taxa of mammals are known to have been discovered in DPP....
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GSA Field Guide
Geologic Field Trips of the Canadian Rockies: 2017 Meeting of the GSA Rocky Mountain Section
Geological Society of America

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048
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© 2017 The Geological Society of America. All rights reserved.
Geological Society of America
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9780813756486
Publication date:
January 01, 2017
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