Field research
Coordinated, question-led fieldwork across Alberta’s fossil-bearing landscapes.
Alberta Paleontological Research Syndicate
Unearthing Alberta’s deep history.
A collaborative research network connecting fossils, geological context, collections, and people across the province.
Research networkAlberta, Canada
Our missionA—01
Research is stronger when the layers connect.
APRS brings together palaeontological expertise across Alberta to build richer interpretations of the province’s fossil record.
We connect discoveries to their geological setting, collections to new questions, and researchers to the communities that make the work possible.
Research prioritiesA—02
From field horizon to shared knowledge.
Four connected areas guide a rigorous, collaborative approach to Alberta’s palaeontological record.
Collections & data
Stronger connections between specimens, field records, and the people who study them.
Geological context
Fossils interpreted through stratigraphy, palaeoenvironments, and deep-time change.
Shared expertise
A collaborative network for researchers, students, institutions, and communities.
Deep timeA—03
A province written in layers.
Alberta’s rocks hold interconnected stories of oceans, terrestrial ecosystems, climate, and changing landscapes.
Marine Alberta
Marine sediments preserve ammonites and the evidence of changing Cretaceous oceans.
Cretaceous worlds
Rock layers record the ecosystems that supported Alberta’s celebrated dinosaur fauna.
Recent landscapes
Younger deposits reveal how climate and landscape continued to reshape the province.
A connected research culture
Built for collaboration across disciplines and institutions.
APRS creates common ground for field teams, collection specialists, geoscientists, students, educators, and community partners.
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