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Contains a new species of horned dinosaur -
Pachyrhinosaurus lakustai - described by Dr. Philip Currie, Dr. Wann
Langston and Darren Tanke in 2008. Located along the
Pipestone Creek near the Village of Wembly, about 30 km southwest of the
City of Grande Prairie in Northwest Alberta. Only a small
portion of the bonebed has been fully excavated. Drilling and core samples
intersecting bones indicate that the bonebed is at least as large as a
football field. |
| Discovered in 1973 by Al Lakusta. It
is the northernmost dinosaur bonebed known
in Alberta. |
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| The Pipestone Creek
Bonebed is one of
the world's top 5 richest dinosaur bonebeds, dominated by Pachyrhinosaurus,
a horned dinosaur. It contains a very high density of bone materials
representing numerous fossil species. The presence of different sized
individuals of Pachyrhinosaurus may be an indication of gregariousness or
herding. (Drawing indicating the density of the bonebed) |
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| Best horned dinosaur locations in the
world, dated 73.25 million years old. It was excavated by the Royal Tyrrell Museum
in 1986-89. One composite skeleton is now
exhibited in the main entry hall of Grande Prairie Regional College. |
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It is a first co-occurrence of insects
in amber and dinosaur bones.
(complete fairy fly in amber from Pipestone Creek) |
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