Six Canadian sites — one of which is in Alberta and one just outside — have been recognized internationally as places that contribute to understanding the Earth and its history. | CBCCalgary
Burgess Shale, other Canadian sites also given new designation by International Union of Geological SciencesAround 400 to 500 dinosaur skeletons or skulls have been excavated from in and around Dinosaur Provincial Park in the southern Alberta badlands.B.C.'s Burgess Shale and Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park were designated as international geological heritage sites by UNESCO and the International Union of Geological Sciences.
"Burgess Shale is one of the most important fossil sites in the world and here we have recognition of that fact coming from the scientific community." Dinosaur Provincial Park is known as the greatest concentration of Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils yet found on Earth yielding remains of 44 species of dinosaurs and many other organisms.
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