Celebrating America鈥檚 Natural Heritage 鈥 Part II: Dinosaur fossils
Ever since the creation of Yellowstone as the world鈥檚 first national park in 1872, natural and cultural heritage protection has significantly progressed across North America.
Throughout 2024, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 NA will put the spotlight on four natural wonders which celebrate their 45th World Heritage anniversary this year: , , , and .
(Canada) contains some of the most important fossil discoveries from the 鈥淎ge of Dinosaurs鈥, dating back 75 million years. It was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1979 and is known for its particularly beautiful scenery at the heart of the province of Alberta's Badlands. Over 150 complete dinosaur skeletons from these geological formations now reside in more than 30 major museums across the world.
Renowned palaeontologist Ross Geller (Friends) likely dreamt of this place, which offers an unparalleled opportunity for the study of the Late Cretaceous paleo-ecosystem. Millions of years ago, the Dinosaur Provincial Park was a floodplain with a subtropical climate similar to the southern US today. Many species flourished there, including about 35 species of dinosaur. One of those was the Albertosaurus sarcophagus, Canada's first known carnivorous dinosaur which can be admired in the .
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漏 Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Another is Corythosaurus, a member of the hadrosaurs, a group of duck-billed dinosaurs which walked on their two hind legs and which can be admired in the .
漏 American Museum of Natural History
Apart from an issue with potential gas exploration assessed by 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 in the 1990s, the site did not face major threats in its 45 years of World Heritage listing. The rated the conservation outlook of this site as 鈥済ood鈥, yet noted that the ongoing concern of illegal removal of fossils requires both continuing education and enforcement. Dinosaur Provincial Park enjoys support from the local community and, in turn, the site鈥檚 values support the local community economically.
More information about the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 assessments, as well as state of conservation reports from the Canadian Government and decisions from the World Heritage Committee are available at the website of the .
About the World Heritage Convention and 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播
Iconic sites such as the Gal谩pagos听Islands, the pyramids of Egypt, the medieval city of Bruges, or the Serengeti have received the highest level of international recognition: World Heritage designation. These sites tell our shared human story. They are irreplaceable.
In 1972 the United States spearheaded the development of an international treaty called the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 鈥 the International Union for the Conservation of Nature - co-drafted this Convention and is explicitly recognized as its technical Advisory Body on nature.
From the over 1,000 World Heritage sites internationally recognized for their cultural and natural values, and . Many of those sites are managed by long-standing 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 members the and .听听
The World Heritage team in the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 North America Office actively builds partnerships that benefit those natural wonders most in need.
Contact
Robbert Casier
World Heritage Programme Development Officer
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