Today, southwestern Saskatchewan is a rugged swell of prairie. But in areas along the Frenchman River, the topography crumples into hilly bluffs and grass gives way to badlands built of layered gray and greenish-brown rock. To paleontologists, these cemented bands of clay and sandstone offer a window into the last days of the dinosaurs, some 66 million years ago. The Frenchman Formation is a bonanza of late Cretaceous fossils. Iconic species, such as three-horned Triceratops and armor-clad Ankylosaurus, have been found eroding out of these hills alongside “Scotty,” the one…
