Dinosaur Provincial Park topographic map

Name: Dinosaur Provincial Park topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Dinosaur Provincial Park, County of Newell, Alberta, Canada (50.71780 -111.61475 50.84049 -111.35495)

Average elevation: 712 m

Minimum elevation: 625 m

Maximum elevation: 781 m

The park is situated in the valley of the Red Deer River, which is noted for its striking badland topography. The park is well known for being one of the richest dinosaur fossil locales in the world. Fifty-eight dinosaur species have been discovered at the park and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums around the globe. The renowned fossil assemblage of nearly 500 species of life, from microscopic fern spores to large carnivorous dinosaurs, justified its becoming a World Heritage Site in 1979.

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