Pipestone Creek Yields Over 8,000 Fossils in Ongoing Dinosaur Excavation
- Professor Emily Bamforth is heading an excavation at Pipestone Creek in Alberta, unearthing a massive collection of Pachyrhinosaurus fossils dating back 72 million years.
- The site was discovered in 1973 by local teacher Al Lakusta, and researchers believe the herd was caught by a catastrophic flash flood during migration.
- The bonebed stretches over a kilometer with densities of up to 300 bones per square meter, containing fossils from juveniles to adults of this single species.
- Professor Bamforth called the site “palaeo gold,” noting it as one of North America's largest bonebeds with 8,000 fossils collected so far reflecting an ecological snapshot.
- Ongoing research aims to clarify how these top-heavy herbivores perished and what this reveals about ancient ecosystems and migration challenges in the Late Cretaceous.
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Scientists try to explain why 1000s of dinosaurs died in one mass grave
Deep in the lush forests of Alberta, Canada, lies a prehistoric scene that has befuddled scientists for decades. Pipestone Creek, grimly dubbed the “River of Death,” is home to a jaw-dropping mass grave where thousands of Pachyrhinosaurus bones lie packed in one place as if they had been cornered or had gathered there due to a threat that endangered them all. This 72-million-year-old mystery… Source
Palaeontologists unearth mysterious mass dinosaur grave filled with thousands of bones - 'River of Death'
Palaeontologists have uncovered the remains of thousands of dinosaurs while excavating in Alberta, Canada.Thousands of dinosaurs were buried at Pipestone Creek, aptly nicknamed the "River of Death", in what appears to have been a catastrophic event 72million years ago.This extraordinary prehistoric graveyard contains the remains of one particular species - Pachyrhinosaurus. However, the fossils are so densely concentrated that researchers estima…
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