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Canadian Museum of Nature

Learn more about the natural world at the Canadian Museum of Nature Online! Virtual visitors can also find out more about the Museum's special events, programmes, exhibitions, research and collections. Our Amazing Treasures tells the stories of some of the more fascinating specimens from the Museum's collections, including some very special fossils.

http://nature.ca/

Musée du Séminaire de Sherbrooke

The Musée du Séminaire de Sherbrooke has one of the greatest natural sciences collections in Quebec including a large fossil collection. [This site is accessible in French only.]

http://mss.ville.sherbrooke.qc.ca/

Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology

Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum online with their virtual tour! The Tyrrell Museum's site features a wealth of information, including an online Encyclopedia of Palaeontology.

http://www.tyrrellmuseum.com

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Dinosaurs on Discovery Channel Canada Online

A dynamic resource featuring information on dinosaurs and palaeontology, numerous interesting articles, fun games, links and an up-to-date Canadian dinosaur television show schedule.

http://exn.ca/dinosaurs/home.cfm

Dinosaur Provincial Park

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979, Dinosaur Provincial Park is a unique location where some of the most important fossil discoveries in the world have taken place.

http://www.gov.ab.ca/env/parks/prov_parks/dinosaur/

Fossils of Nova Scotia

Site created by the Nova Scotia Museum featuring the greatest fossil finds of Nova Scotia's History.

http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/amazing/index.htm

Paleontology Division- Geological Association of Canada

This group co-ordinates communications and activities of Canada's palaeontologists. Features a free onlinenewsletter and free student membership.

http://www.stfx.ca/people/paleodiv/pd.html

Prehistoric Park (Calgary Zoo)

More than 100 species of plants and a collection of life sized dinosaurs can be found in this outside recreation of a prehistoric world.

http://www.calgaryzoo.ab.ca/

Provincial Museum of Alberta

The Provincial Museum of Alberta features a fossil gallery in its Natural History section.

http://www.pma.edmonton.ab.ca/

Real Dinosaurs Virtual Exhibition

An online resource created by the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature.

http://www.manitobamuseum.mb.ca/dinointro.htm

Royal Ontario Museum

Visit the large Dinosaur Gallery located on the museum's life science floor. A special exhibition features the world's most complete maiasaur skeleton.

http://www.rom.on.ca/

T-Rex Discovery Center

Information about Saskatchewan's newest fossil discovery and study facility.

http://www.dinocountry.com/

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