Region
Alberta, Canada
A Late Cretaceous unit in southern Alberta that preserves one of the richest dinosaur assemblages in North America, including hadrosaurs, ceratopsians, and tyrannosaurids.
Fossil Atlas formation guide
What Dinosaurs Were Found in the Dinosaur Park Formation?
Dinosaur Park Formation records in Fossil Atlas currently connect to Centrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Parasaurolophus. The page maps selected modern fossil discovery records from Alberta, Canada; it is not a complete ancient ecosystem reconstruction.
Mapped records
14 selected records
Modern fossil discovery map: pins show where selected fossil and specimen records were found today, not ancient Earth positions.
Notable animals
Centrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Parasaurolophus
These are the animals this batch adds or strengthens in the current Fossil Atlas dataset.
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Explore the Dinosaur Park Formation cluster
Centrosaurus
Centrosaurus fossil map and expedition-card profile.
Corythosaurus
Corythosaurus fossil map and expedition-card profile.
Gorgosaurus
Gorgosaurus fossil map and expedition-card profile.
Parasaurolophus
Parasaurolophus fossil map and expedition-card profile.
Country guide
Country guide for this fossil region.
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FAQ
Dinosaur Park Formation fossil questions
What dinosaurs are linked to the Dinosaur Park Formation here?
The current Fossil Atlas cluster links Centrosaurus, Corythosaurus, Gorgosaurus, Parasaurolophus. The list reflects current selected records and profile coverage, not every dinosaur ever reported from the region.
Is the Dinosaur Park Formation map complete?
No. It shows selected source-backed records that are useful for the atlas. It should be read with the visible map and source caveats.
Can I make a Dinosaur Park Formation expedition card?
Yes. The hotspot page feeds the card generator with its selected records, age range, notable animals, and source caveats.
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Turn the Dinosaur Park Formation map into a 4:5 source-stamped card with notable animals and caveats.
Sources
Where this page gets its record context
Source links show where Fossil Atlas gets record and curation context. This page is an atlas guide, not an exhaustive scientific bibliography.
- PBDB records and stratigraphic metadata for selected fossil hotspots
- Fossil Atlas v1 manual curation and caveat review