{"id":35384,"date":"2015-08-26T21:13:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-26T21:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trgg.ca\/?page_id=35384"},"modified":"2017-08-15T17:38:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T17:38:23","slug":"paleontology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tumblerridgegeopark.ca\/index.php\/paleontology\/","title":{"rendered":"Geopark Paleontology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>A Terror of Tyrannosauridae<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”37002″ img_size=”1200 \u00d7 600″ alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]The Discovery of the World’s first Tyrannosaurid trackway\u00a0has\u00a0led palaeontologists to re-evaluate the behaviour of the species. \u00a0Prior to this there were only sporadic single prints of Tyrannosaurs found. \u00a0The presence of 3 sets of tracks running parallel has developed into the hypothesis that they were pack hunters. \u00a0This has led to a new\u00a0group-noun “A terror of Tyrannosaurs” coined right here in Tumbler Ridge.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px”]
<\/span>Training the next Generation<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”35846″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image”][vc_column_text]The TRMF and PRPRC put on regular educational camps so the youth of Tumbler Ridge can learn about Geopark Paleontology. \u00a0Some of the activities include:<\/p>\n
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  • How to prepare fossils,<\/li>\n
  • How to make museum quality replicas of fossils,<\/li>\n
  • How to excavate a dinosaur (or any other type of fossil),<\/li>\n
  • Outdoor activities, including neighborhood bird-watching and games,<\/li>\n
  • Fun and informative presentations on British Columbia\u2019s dinosaurs and other fossils, famous palaeontologists, and more<\/span>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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