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Alberta's Fossil Heritage

  • Was naming the Royal Tyrrell Museum after Joseph Tyrrell an appropriate choice for this important centre of Alberta's fossil heritage?
  • Who deserves to own rare natural fossils and sacred objects?

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References

Title:

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology
Host:

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Description:

This website contains information about the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and has links to other related topics.

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Title:

Early Days—Homesteaders

Host:

Saskatchewan Learning
Description:

This website contains digital images and textual information about homesteading in the early 1900s.
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Click on the subject headings to access information and images.
URL:

 

 

Title:

Royal Tyrrell Museum
Host:

The Royal Tyrrell Museum

Description:

This website contains information about the Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology and information about school programs.

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URL:

http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com/

 

Title: Archaeology and Pre-Contact
Host: Heritage Community Foundation (Now archived by the University of Alberta)
Description: The website provides an overview of archaeology in Alberta.
Navigation Tips: Scroll down to read the text. Click on headings in the left-hand-side menu or on highlighted words within the text to access additional information.
URL: http://www.abheritage.ca/alberta/en/archaeology/index.html

 

Title:

Joseph Tyrell
Host:

Historica Dominion Institute
Description:

This website contains a video depicting Joseph Burr Tyrrell discovering the fossilized skeleton of a dinosaur.
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URL:

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/joseph-tyrrell

Last updated: October 19, 2017 | (Revision History)
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