Bust in and meet Buster at the Dinosaurs of BC exhibit this summer at the .
Previously hosted at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, the exhibit is now in Kelowna for the summer, thanks to funding from the Government of Canada and Chances Casino.
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Included in the exhibit is Buster, a newly discovered species of dinosaur, that was found along the railway near the Systut River near Smithers, B.C. in the 1970s. Geologist Kenny Larsen found the fossil bones from a small, plant-eating dinosaur that was a distant cousin of the Triceratops.
In 2019, after examining the bones again, two Canadian paleontologists identified the bones as a dinosaur unique to B.C. 害羞草研究所� Ferrisaurus sustutensis, otherwise known as The Iron Lizard or Buster.
In addition to the new dinosaur, the exhibit features many different dinosaur displays, including early versions of tyrannosauruses, plus displays of tracks from the prehistoric creatures.
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The exhibit will be in Kelowna until Sept. 30, with a special opening on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where children can dig real fossils.
During the four months it害羞草研究所檚 in town, the museum will host a variety of public programs, including Dino-Sundays, activities for kids throughout the summer weeks, various speakers and Wine-and-Dinos for adults.
If you go:
- See Dinosaurs of B.C. through Sept. 30, with an opening celebration June 15.
- The Okanagan Heritage Museum is open daily in Kelowna at
- Learn more at
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