The Royal Tyrrell Museum - Drumheller, Alberta - Part II

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The King

Tyrannosaurus Rex The Most Fearsome Land Dweller
The woman in the photo would barely make a snack for this giant.

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Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon is often mistaken for a dinosaur or as a contemporary of dinosaurs in popular culture, but it became extinct some 40 million years before the first appearance of dinosaurs.
Reptile-like in appearance and physiology, Dimetrodon is nevertheless more closely related to mammals than to modern reptiles, though it is not a direct ancestor of mammals.
This guy has always been one of my favorites!

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Camarasaurus

This is the right hind limb of the Camarasaurus which lived from about 155 - 145 million years ago.
I can't even imagine an animal with a leg bone this size. It must have been huge!

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A depiction of the Camarasaurus

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A Giant Turd?

No. My mistake. A closer look reveals a piece of petrified wood.

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This is a prehistoric horse that lived long after the dinosaurs. Smaller than modern horse

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A cat from the Oligocene
33.9 million to 23 million years ago.
Got some nasty looking fangs!

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An extinct Rhino - Didn't make it.

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Extinct Elephant - Didn't make it

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Skull of the Giant Bison.
The skulls below are modern Bison
These were Big Brutes!

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The Dire Wolf

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A Quick Trip Through The Gift Shop.

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A nice colored Geode

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This is a wall as you enter and leave.
I have always liked this wall. I think it has some meaning to it. I see everyone supporting each other no matter their differences.
What do you see?

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Off To See The Suspension Bridge across the Red Deer River

A few Hoodoos along the way.

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Here we are!

The Star Mine Suspension Bridge is a 117 metre long (about 383.858268 foot) pedestrian suspension bridge across the Red Deer River

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Picked up a souvenir at the museum.

$19.00 plus tax. For a rock!

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And it was broken!

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Our very own Geode!

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Wow, I didn't realize how long this has taken me.
Sorry for the delay.

We hope you enjoyed the trip!

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