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Best spots other than Horseshoe and Horsethief to find fossils near Drumheller?
DaylinCoop posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I am in drumheller and visited horseshoe canyon yesterday and found some cool surface fossils but today want to visit a new spot to look for some teeth. Any suggestions as Horsethief is a bit steep and will be done next time. I’ve heard east coulee is good but not sure where? Any suggestions would be great before we head back to Edmonton. -
Hello help identifying this would be appreciated! this is my first time posting on here so please be patient I tried to copy photos others have posted. Next time I will use a less reflective ruler!
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Hi all, observed a few fossils in Horsethief Canyon on a hike the other day, not sure what they are. One looks like a long bone, and the other maybe a squished skull with some other bones mashed in? Using my technically advanced shoe as a reference, long bone was maybe 25cm long, 10cm at widest, "skull" was maybe 25cm across at widest point. I know its hard to tell, but I'm new so not sure what layer I was in, but my watch said ~730m elevation if that means anything to anyone for the locality. A couple photos of two fossilized stumps and a shot of the Canyon for a bonus. Was a super fun day hiking around, thanks for your input! ****edit**** first pic displayed is the underside of the long bone, last is the top of it.....
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Fossils in Alberta's Horeshoe and Horsethief Canyons?
TheGuy185 posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi all, I'm planning a trip to Alberta this summer and am hoping to dig for dinosaur fossils somewhere. Our trip will take us to drumheller for a day, which puts us in close proximity to Horseshoe and Horsethief Canyons, both of which I've heard contain fossils. What I'm wondering is, where in the canyons can fossils be found? And is one of the canyons better for fossil hunting than the other? If anyone knows of any other fossil sites near drumheller that are open to the public, that would also be great. Thanks!
