Royal Tyrrell Museum

• Rare triceratops skull unveiled at the Royal Tyrrell Museum

  Lovers of paleontology are in for a treat as the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology unveiled a massive triceratops skull on Oct. 5.

  Education

  Oct 5, 2023
  
• Prehistoric shark tooth fossil discovered by young boy in central Alberta yard

  'Never in a million years did we dream that it could have been from a prehistoric animal that's now extinct — or a marine animal that's now extinct.'

  Science

  Aug 12, 2022
  
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• Tweet on gender participant numbers for Alberta science camp spurs clarification from organizers

  The Royal Tyrrell Museum clarified that the number counts, which have now been removed from its website, are meant to help get more girls to attend camps often dominated by boys.

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2022
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• 2 mosasaur fossils discovered at southern Alberta ammonite mine

  On Jan. 26, the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology answered a call from a mining company to inform them of a potential fossil discovery just south of Lethbridge.

  Canada

  Feb 15, 2022
• New research sheds light on the feeding behaviour of the mighty tyrannosaur

  New research into the feeding behaviour of tyrannosaurs shows the mighty predators didn't start out that way. A study shows dramatic changes as the big reptiles matured.

  Science

  Jun 23, 2021
• 12-year-old Nathan finds rare dinosaur fossil ‘of great significance’ in southern Alberta

  The Grade 7 student from Calgary discovered a rare dinosaur skeleton earlier this year at Horseshoe Canyon.

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2020
• First new Canadian tyrannosaur species in 50 years identified by Alberta researchers

  Researchers say they've identified the first new Canadian tyrannosaur species in 50 years.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2020
• ‘Black Beauty’ and ‘Hellboy’ the dino stars of the Royal Tyrrell Museum

  The museum's 11,200 square metres, houses 130,000 fossils and includes eight exhibits in a series of chronological galleries marking the 3.9-billion-year-history of life on Earth.

  Canada

  Jan 27, 2020
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• Ammonite mine near Lethbridge unearths Mosasaur fossil

  Workers at a Lethbridge-operated mine in Cardston County were digging for ammonite when they hit the fossil.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2019
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• Calgary junk remover makes dino-sized discovery

  Thousands of dinosaur bones, fossils and petrified wood were discovered when a Calgary man was clearing out an estate.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2019