Why is Dinosaur Provincial Park a World heritage site?

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According to Unesco, it "...contains some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made from the 'Age of Reptiles', in particular about 35 species of dinosaur, dating back some 75 million years." So it has an "outstanding universal value" information taken at "Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the wilds of East Africa’s Serengeti, the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Baroque cathedrals of Latin America make up our world’s heritage." information taken at Well, in order to be certain of what was said here, I personally sent a question to Travel Alberta asking exactly what was asked here and here follows their answer: "A "World Heritage Site" is defined as a cultural or natural site, monument, city or geographical habitat that is deemed irreplaceable and threatened. Dinosaurs Provincial Park is deemed as a World Heritage Site because it is an irreplaceable geographical habitat. Alberta's badlands (Dinosaurs Provincial Park) contain the greatest concentration of Late Cretaceous dinosaur fossils yet found on Earth. To date 35 different dinosaur species have been found in the area as well as over 300 first-quality skeletons have been found. The reasoning for so many fossils in the area is as follows: Seventy-five million years ago, what is now eastern Alberta was a low-lying coastal plain at the edge of a large shallow sea. The climate was subtropical, similar to northern Florida today. Countless creatures flourished there; fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, primitive mammals and about 35 species of dinosaur. When some of these animals died, they lay in river channels and mud flats so their bones were buried in new layers of sand and mud. Over time, a combination of pressure, lack of oxygen and deposition of minerals produced fossil impressions of the bones, teeth and skin of those creatures that once roamed ancient Alberta. Over more time, new layers of sediments covered the fossils and preserved them. And so it was until the end of the latest Ice Age, 13,000 years ago, a mere wink in geological time, when glacial ice scraped off the upper layers of rock. Huge volumes of melt water carved deep into the soft sandstone and mudstone strata, exposing the fossil-bearing sediments and, in the process, creating the Red Deer River Valley. We hope this clarifies why Dinosaurs Provincial Park is a World Heritage Site. If you have any further question please do not hesitate to ask. Sincerely, McLean Campbell Travel Alberta Specialist Travel Alberta www1.travelalberta.com travelinfo@travelalberta.com Toll Free Within North America: 1-800-ALBERTA ( 252-3782) Outside North America Telephone: 1-780-427-4321"