Thanks to the blockbuster *Jurassic World*, dinosaurs are back in vogue… much to the delight of Dinosaur Provincial Park, which LEC is excited to tell you about right away as part of your language study trip to Canada !
An inspiration for Steven Spielberg?
This has (almost) nothing to do with Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Dinosaur Provincial Park couldn’t be more real—something the locals might tell you during your language study trip to Canada. Where is it located? It’s in Alberta, a province in western Canada.
A provincial park recognized by UNESCO
This area, covering approximately 80 square kilometers, is one of the province’s 74 provincial parks, alongside, for example, Peter Lougheed, Spray Valley, and Cypress Hills—the largest of them all. But the Dinosaur Provincial Park, however, belongs to an even more prestigious list: that of UNESCO World Heritage Sites…
Back to the "Age of Reptiles"
In fact, it was in 1979 that the park —which would come to be known as Dinosaur Provincial Park during a language study trip to Canada—was recognized by the renowned institution. The institution is full of praise for it, describing landscapes of “great beauty,” but also and above all this: the park contains the most significant remains ever found from the “Age of Reptiles.” More details? We’re talking about dozens of dinosaur species dating back some 75 million years…
45 genera and 14 families of dinosaurs
According to UNESCO itself, this site is unmatched in terms of the number and variety of high-quality specimens. In fact, 60 of them represent more than 45 genera and no fewer than 14 families of dinosaurs. The park also features exceptional structures related to riparian habitats—that is, those found along the banks of flowing water. A must-see!