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Heritage Inn and Suites
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The Heritage Inn & Suites, Brooks' newest hotel, is located just a 1/2 kilometer from the...
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Dinosaur Provincial Park
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Dinosaur Provincial Park is located about 2 hours drive east of Calgary, Alberta, Canada or 48 kilometres northeast of the community of Brooks.
The park is situated in the valley of the Red Deer River, which is noted for its striking badland topography. It is well known for being one of the greatest dinosaur fossil beds in the world.
Thirty-nine dinosaur species have been discovered here and more than 500 specimens have been removed and exhibited in museums across the globe.
Dinosaur Provincial Park preserves an extraordinarily diverse group of freshwater vertebrates. Fish include sharks, rays (such as the durophage Myledaphus), paddlefish, bowfins, gars, and teleosts. Amphibians include frogs, salamanders, and the extinct albanerpetontids. Reptiles include lizards (such as the large monitor Paleosaniwa), a wide range of turtles, crocodilians, and the fish-eating Champsosaurus.
The park boasts a very complex ecoysystem including cottonwoods. It's ecosystem is surrounded by prairies but is unique unto itself. Choruses of coyotes are common at dusk, as are the calls of nighthawks. Jackrabbits, deer, and pronghorn can all be seen in the park; rattlesnakes and garter snakes are present as well. Curlews and Canada geese can be seen in the spring and summer. Some of the most northern species of cactus, including Opuntia (prickly pear) and Pediocactus (pincushion) are found in the park as well.
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