The Royal Tyrrell Museum - Drumheller, Alberta - Part II

in photography •  8 years ago  (edited)

Click for Part I

The King

Tyrannosaurus Rex The Most Fearsome Land Dweller
The woman in the photo would barely make a snack for this giant.

20170606_131520.jpg

Dimetrodon

Dimetrodon is often mistaken for a dinosaur or as a contemporary of dinosaurs in popular culture, but it became extinct some 40 million years before the first appearance of dinosaurs.
Reptile-like in appearance and physiology, Dimetrodon is nevertheless more closely related to mammals than to modern reptiles, though it is not a direct ancestor of mammals.
This guy has always been one of my favorites!

IMGP5726.JPG

Dimetrodon_NT2_small.jpg

Camarasaurus

This is the right hind limb of the Camarasaurus which lived from about 155 - 145 million years ago.
I can't even imagine an animal with a leg bone this size. It must have been huge!

IMGP5732.JPG

A depiction of the Camarasaurus

330px-Camarasaurs1.jpg

A Giant Turd?

No. My mistake. A closer look reveals a piece of petrified wood.

20170606_131308.jpg

This is a prehistoric horse that lived long after the dinosaurs. Smaller than modern horse

20170606_132025.jpg

A cat from the Oligocene
33.9 million to 23 million years ago.
Got some nasty looking fangs!

20170606_132112.jpg

An extinct Rhino - Didn't make it.

20170606_132144.jpg

Extinct Elephant - Didn't make it

20170606_132245.jpg

Skull of the Giant Bison.
The skulls below are modern Bison
These were Big Brutes!

20170606_132400.jpg

Giant Bison01.jpg

The Dire Wolf

20170606_132423.jpg

Dire Wolf.jpg

A Quick Trip Through The Gift Shop.

20170606_132601.jpg

A nice colored Geode

IMGP5645.JPG

This is a wall as you enter and leave.
I have always liked this wall. I think it has some meaning to it. I see everyone supporting each other no matter their differences.
What do you see?

20170606_132800.jpg

20170606_132804.jpg

Off To See The Suspension Bridge across the Red Deer River

A few Hoodoos along the way.

20170606_142127.jpg

20170606_142136.jpg

20170606_142114.jpg

Here we are!

The Star Mine Suspension Bridge is a 117 metre long (about 383.858268 foot) pedestrian suspension bridge across the Red Deer River

20170606_141040.jpg

20170606_141125.jpg

20170606_141127.jpg

Picked up a souvenir at the museum.

$19.00 plus tax. For a rock!

20170607_142305.jpg

And it was broken!

20170607_142320_001.jpg

Our very own Geode!

20170607_142512.jpg

Wow, I didn't realize how long this has taken me.
Sorry for the delay.

We hope you enjoyed the trip!

footer03.jpg

Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post.
If you enjoyed what you read here, create your account today and start earning FREE STEEM!