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Dinosaur Provincial Park

Canada
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (vii)(viii)
Property : 7493.0000 ha
N50 46 4 W111 29 32
Ref: 71

Brief Description

In addition to its particularly beautiful scenery, Dinosaur Provincial Park – located at the heart of the province of Alberta's badlands – contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made from the 'Age of Reptiles', in particular about 35 species of dinosaur, dating back some 75 million years.

Outstanding Universal Value