The Hilda archaeological site is located along the South Saskatchewan River

South Saskatchewan River

The South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan....

 near Hilda, Alberta

Hilda, Alberta

Hilda is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cypress County, located east of Highway 41, approximately northeast of Medicine Hat.In 1910, the post master named the post office "Hilda" after his infant daughter.- References :...

 and reportedly contains the largest cache of dinosaur bones

Fossil

Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...

 in recorded history.

History

The 2.3 km² (0.888034964762831 sq mi) site, which is believed to be 76 million years old, was first discovered in the 1990s. Public announcement of the site, however, was delayed until June 2010 due to complexities with the project.

Paleontology

The site is believed to contain thousands of Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus

Centrosaurus is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous of Canada. Their remains have been found in the Dinosaur Park Formation and uppermost Oldman Formation, dating from 76.5 to 75.5 million years ago....

bones.