Canadian dinosaurs · Drawing 30 of 32
A Surprise in the Mine
Alberta · Discovered in 2011
Workers at a mine discovered an amazing fossil: Borealopelta. Its armour was still preserved in the rock.
Did you know?
Specialists spent years preparing this fossil.
Look together
Which part of the fossil do you recognize?
An idea to try
Compare this discovery with Borealopelta on page 47.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
A mining discovery north of Fort McMurray revealed the Borealopelta fossil in 2011. Lengthy preparation exposed exceptional details of armour and skin. The machine in the picture is stopped; the scene suggests a discovery without reproducing the site’s exact procedures.
Look together: Which part of the fossil do you recognize? Compare this discovery with Borealopelta on page 47.
Sources and illustration notes (2)
A simplified educational scene. The people, their appearance and their positions are imagined; this is not a portrait or an exact reconstruction of the excavation.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Royal Tyrrell Museum: BreakthroughsSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
- University of Saskatchewan: An armoured dinosaur’s last mealSee the scene’s factual text and editorial source notes.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
