Pachyrhinosaurus -- Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller AB CAN
N 51° 28.776 W 112° 47.357
12U E 375749 N 5704678
A sign along the walkway into the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller Alberta discusses the history of the discovery of this unique Canadian dinosaur
Waymark Code: WM185Z9
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 06/05/2023
Views: 1
This sign is located along the main walkway from the parking area to the main entry at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller. It is located next to a modern recreation of a Pachyrhinosaurus, which is a popular photo op.
Sign reads as follows:
"PACHYRHINOSAURUS ("thick-nosed lizard") was named for the rough, thickened bones on its nose. A member of the ceratopsian family of horned, herbivorous dinosaurs, Pachyrhinosaurus was first discovered in the Alberta Badlands in 1946. Not much was known about this dinosaur until a massive bonebed was unearthed at Pipestone Creek in northern Alberta in 1972. Containing hundreds, possibly thousands, of pachirhinosaurs at various growth stages, the mass death as it suggests seasonal herding behavior."
Type of Marker: Geographical / Natural History
Sign Age: Other
Parking: very easy
Placement agency: Royal Tyrrell Museum
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