Discover the Fascinating Devil's Coulee Dinosaur and Heritage Museum and Devil's Coulee Palaeontological Site in Warner, Alberta. Back in 1987, local teenager Wendy Sloboda made an extraordinary discovery while hiking along the Milk River Ridge—what she believed to be dinosaur eggshells.
This remarkable find caught the attention of renowned palaeontologist Dr. Phillip Currie from the Royal Tyrrell Museum, who confirmed its significance. Subsequent excavations led to the revelation of a hadrosaur, commonly known as a duckbill, dinosaur nesting site. Theropods (carnivorous dinosaurs) have also been found to be nesting near the different species of hadrosaurs. Dinosaur footprints, nests, skeletons, as well as the remains of turtles and clams, have all been found in Devil's Coulee. Located just 45 minutes south of Lethbridge, our museum offers an immersive experience for visitors - see and touch the past. (You can even sniff it if you want, but it mostly smells like dried mud.)
Hear stories about World War II veteran Hope Johnson and her work bringing dinosaur discoveries to children, Wendy finding the first dinosaur footprint in the world with a skin impression, and how much weight a T. rex could actually benchpress with its arms.
Here's what you can look forward to:
Book an engaging guided tour to the actual site where these dinosaur eggs were unearthed. Explore the very spot where history was made.
Dive into the museum itself, where you can marvel at an accurate hadrosaur nest replica and embryo. Touch dinosaur fossils and skin impressions, gaining insight into the prehistoric world on your personal gallery tour with a guide (no set times, no additional fee).
Unleash your inner paleontologist by participating in a hands-on experience—digging for plaster casts of fossils discovered in and around Devil's Coulee.
Embark on an unforgettable journey through time at Devil's Coulee Dinosaur and Heritage Museum, where the wonders of the ancient world come to life.
We have a number of finds from Hope Johnson, a pivotal figure in Canadian palaeontology who was very active in southern Alberta. If you are a researcher interested in studying our collection more closely, please e-mail us at info (at) devilscoulee (dot) com, attention Collections Manager.
Our fossil collection has many objects that are associated with Alberta's eminent amateur palaeontologist Hope Johnson and featured in her illustrations. We have fossil material from Devil's Coulee's Old Man Formation, Manyberries's Bearpaw Formation, Cypress Hills Formation, and more. Our collection ranges from dinosaur egg shells to turtles to mammoths. If you are a researcher interested in studying our collection objects, please get in touch.
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