The hills
Banded layers.
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Dinosaur Provincial Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Alberta, Canada, about 220 km east of Calgary and 48 km north-east of the town of Brooks. It lies in the Red Deer River valley and is known for its eroded badlands and wealth of dinosaur fossils. It is one of the richest dinosaur fossil sites in the world: 58 dinosaur species have been found here, and more than 500 specimens have gone to museums around the globe. Its fossil record of nearly 500 kinds of life, from tiny fern spores to large meat-eating dinosaurs, made it a World Heritage Site in 1979. You see rough land of grey and brown banded hills, carved by water and wind into pillars and gullies, with rust-coloured caprocks on top. Green meadows and sagebrush lie between them, the river runs on the valley floor, and the hills turn gold at sunset. It is about 34 km from Brooks in a straight line. Collecting fossils is not allowed, and some areas can only be entered on a guided tour.
Banded layers.
Rusty caps.
Golden hills.
Red Deer River valley, north-east of Brooks, Alberta, Canada
58 species, with over 500 specimens in museums worldwide.
No, collecting is forbidden.