Thursday, July 17, 2008

Dinosaurs in Alberta

I am really happy that I study in Alberta because of paleontology, especially dinosaurs. As you know, Alberta is one of the richest dinosaur sites all over the world. Drumheller and Dinosaur Provincial Park produce a large number of fossils. The closest city of these sites is Calgary. Therefore, the University of Calgary is the best place to study paleontology. Can you imagine that more than 65 million years ago, large animals which have strange crests, sharp teeth or armored horns lived here? They are beyond our imagination!! I am so happy that I can walk on this land that dinosaurs have walked once. However, there is a question. Some dinosaurs that discovered in Alberta are named as 'Albertosaurs', 'Albertonykus', 'Edmontosaurs' or 'Edomontonia'. Nevertheless, there is no 'Calgarisaurs' or 'Calgaria'!! Someday we will find a dinosaur skeleton and name it 'Calgarisaurs'. Until then, we explore the badland.

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