Discover the largest dinosaur cemetery in the world

Archaeologists have discovered a dinosaur cemetery covering an area of ​​3.7 km ² with thousands of fossil skeletons of the Centrosaur pointed dinosaur in southern Alberta, Canada.

With a total area of ​​3.7 km ² , this is the largest dinosaur cemetery ever found. Photo: Internet.

David Eberth, an expert in paleontology and geology at the Royal Tyrell Museum, said the treasure gives us certain evidence that the number of dinosaur colonies is much larger than we previously thought. , maybe hundreds, even thousands of children each.

In fact, this graveyard was discovered in 1997, however, certain figures for its area were only announced earlier this month in the work 'New Looks on Horned Dinosaurs. '.

Looking for an explanation for the existence of this giant dinosaur cemetery, scientists believe that the Centrosaur dinosaurs living in Alberta 76 million years ago were destroyed by a catastrophic disaster. fierce.

The way the fossils lie next to each other in a layer of earth where fossil holes are found indicates that the whole Centrosaurs have been destroyed at the same time.

The culprit given in this hypothesis is that a strong storm can quickly bring flood water levels to 3.6 - 4.6m. 'Floodwaters may have flooded hundreds of kilometers from the coast. And the whole land has been submerged in the water, ' Eberth explained.

The flat area like Arberta does not have anywhere floodwater can be avoided. And it makes thousands of animals including drowning dinosaurs in the rising flood waters.

"With their huge size, dinosaurs cannot escape the flood waters along the coast and they may have been killed in large numbers," Eberth explained.

"Meanwhile, fish, small reptiles, mammals, and birds may have been able to escape such disasters by finding safe or simple waters, trees, and caves. just by flying away ".

The storms may also help explain why Canada's western barren lands are rich in fossils, 'and why they are often found in perfect condition, " Eberth said.

Scientists hope that lessons in the world's largest dinosaur cemetery in Alberta can help them compare with other parts of the world in their efforts to find and identify signs of disasters. in the past.

Source: LiveScience