Paleontologists have unearthed dozens of fossils in northern B.C., including potentially a new species. The discovery in Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness Provincial Park, a difficult to access area, provides valuable insight into the history of dinosaurs in the region.
It's unclear exactly what species the fossils belong to, but officials say that either way, a discovery like this one helps scientists better understand the history of the land.Posted: Sep 17, 2024 4:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago
Usually, well-preserved dinosaur bones are found in deserts, where rocks are exposed, but Arbour said that on this particular mountain, her team hit the "mother lode of fossils." Fossils recently uncovered in the Splatsizi Plateau area are estimated to be up to 68 million years old. Mountains would have stood on both sides of the Splatsizi Plateau area, Arbour said, and dinosaurs would have lived in mountain valleys.
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