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Horseshoe Canyon, Drumheller

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Petrified woodPetrified wood
FossilsFossils

Also reported: oyster shell.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Jon Sullivan (Public domain), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Late Cretaceous (Horseshoe Canyon Fm)

View the badlands; the Tyrrell Museum interprets the area.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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