Experiential Learning: The Dinos of Canada

Interesting article from the Guardian about a paleontology camp in Alberta (who knew Canada was so rich in these strange travel experiences?) Apparently there was a "Great Canadian Dinosaur Rush" in the early part of the century. The Dinosaur Provincial Park offers hikes like this one:

Centrosaurus Bone Bed Hike (35 Seats)
Difficulty: moderately strenuous, 2.75 hours
Minimum Age Requirement: 7 years old

What is so significant about a bed of bones covering an area about the size of two tennis courts? What have palaeontologists discovered about the lifestyle and behaviour of Centrosaurus dinosaurs by studying this bone bed from 1979-1991? Join an interpreter on this 2 3/4 hour hike to the bone bed and see for yourself one of the world’s most exciting dinosaur excavations from the 1980’s (now an inactive site).

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For many visitors to Dinosaur Provincial Park, the greatest thrill is to actually be present the moment a significant fossil discovery is made. Of course this is usually not possible, as the field season is so short.

Often the quarries are in remote locations and visitor access is not feasible, so much of the work goes on unseen by the public. Only when the field season winds down and the last batch of fossils are prepared for shipment to Drumheller, can the team truly savour the summer's achievements.