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A large dinosaur fossil has been found by a pipeline crew near Spirit River, Alta.
The 10-metre-long fossilized skeleton was found Tuesday when a backhoe operator working on the Tourmaline Oil Corp. pipeline installation moved some earth, inadvertently breaking off a piece of the fossil.
Thinking he had simply chipped off a section of rock, the backhoe operator laid the piece to the side and turned to resume excavation work.
That’s when he saw the exposed fossil in the embankment in front of him.
Read more http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmon...-unearthed-by-alberta-pipeline-crew-1.1876996
