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Paleontologists thought they had a good idea of the diversity of these feathered carnivores. But a recent finding left them scratching their heads.

At least three different types of dinosaurs walked at a site near Grande Prairie, researchers said after a new fossil site was located on Redwillow River.

By Nicholas Carter DHT Dino News & ViewsFossilized dinosaur footprints can tell us a lot about the lives of the animals that left them.

Article content The Cretaceous plant-eating hadrosaurs, also known as ‘duck-bills’, are some of North America’s most common fossil dinosaurs. Isolated skeletons are found all over the prairies, and hadrosaur bonebeds are known from several locations, ranging from Mexico to Alaska, including right here in the Peace country. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Dino News and Views: Dinosaurs Spring Eternal Back to video One of these local bonebeds ...

Article content By Nicholas Carter DHT Dino News & Views Fossilized dinosaur footprints can tell us a lot about the lives of the animals that left them. Speed, posture, social behavior, signs of injury, and the anatomy of the foot’s soft tissue can all be deduced from fossilized tracks. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Tyrant Tracks Back to video Several different types of dinosaur tracks are known from Alberta’s Peace region, including footpri...

Share New research by an international team including paleontologists at the University of Alberta and the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum has revealed evidence that juvenile tyrannosaurs were more trim and slender-bodied than their multi-tonne elders, a difference that may have helped them pursue fast-moving prey. “The results suggest that as some tyrannosaurs grew older and heavier, their feet also became comparably more bulky,” said Nathan Enriquez, lead author on the study and a PhD st...