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Provincial park in Alberta, Canada
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Dinosaur Provincial Park is a provincial park near Brooks, in Southern Alberta. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the 58 unique dinosaur species have been discovered at the park and for its badlands landscape. It's one of only eleven palaeontological UNESCO World Heritage Sites (as of 2021) in the world. It is an important site for Palaeontology in Canada.
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Contains a skeleton of the duck-billed dinosaur, and is near complete, and are believed to have been buried at least 75 million years ago.
A recreation of a Centrosaurus Bone-Bed, deemed to be an important quarry in the park.
John Ware (c. 1845-1905) was a black cowboy, one of Alberta's first ranchers.
A small cafe, and includes a convenience store, and food services.
The park is about 48 km from Brooks, the nearest town. Brooks is about halfway between the cities of Calgary and Medicine Hat, a couple of hours drive from either on the Trans-Canada Highway.
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Going around in the park by bike is generally okay, although leaving marked trails and roads is not allowed in order to protect the area.
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