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bone bed [′bōn ‚bed] (geology) Several thin strata or layers with many fragments of fossil bones, scales, teeth, and also organic remains. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The 110-square-mile bone bed, rich with 15 million-year-old fossils has since been closed to the public for the sake of fossil preservation and public health. They suggested that the bone bed formed when flood waters swept over a pterosaur rookery. Remains of the dinosaur were discovered in bone beds in southern Alberta, the largest of which is in Dinosaur Provincial Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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