A new BBC series, Walking With Dinosaurs, will showcase Dinosaur discoveries – and ongoing work to unearth more – in Alberta.
The six-show series will begin airing on BBC One on May 25 (18.25), with each episode focusing on a different dinosaur and exploring the lives of the animals in a range of prehistoric landscapes, from mountainous forests (in Alberta) to red rock canyons
One of the episodes will feature palaeontologists in Pipestone Creek in Alberta, which is nicknamed the ‘River of Death’.
Pipestone Creek is home to a mass dinosaur grave: thousands of Pachyrhinosaurus were buried here, killed in a single day.
These dinosaurs, which lived during the Late Cretaceous period, were a relative of the Triceratops and were approximately the size of an elephant, with a big bump on their nose called “a boss”.
Professor Emily Bamforth, who is running the dig, estimates there are up to 300 bones in every square metre.
Palaeontologists are uncertain what caused the huge animal loss of life, but one theory is that they were surprised by a sudden flash flood whilst on a migration path.
Visitors to Alberta can see where the bones are cleaned and analysed at the Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum in Grand Prairie, Alberta.
Museum collections include marine fossils, specimens, casts, murals, core samples and artifacts.
Return flights from London to Calgary cost from £570pp, with Delta.
Canadian Affair offers tailor-made trips to Grande Prairie and the rest of Alberta.
