![]() Numerous dinosaur fossils have been found in rocks from these regions.Ĭhasmosaurus belli ROM 843, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Paleontology. Fossils tend to be best preserved in sediment-rich environments with high deposition rates, such as rivers and deltas, which form most of the rock and sediment making up badlands terrain. These areas in the United States and Canada are famous for their fossils. In Canada, badlands are especially common in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Other examples of this landscape are found in areas of the western United States in the Dakotas, Utah, and Montana, among other places. Hoodoo near Wahweap Creek, Page, Arizona. Wind erosion also plays a role, creating structures such as hoodoos - spindly rock towers that rise over the landscape like giants. After the climate becomes arid, periodic rains will cause flash floods and rapid erosion that carves out canyons, gullies, and drainage basins. These landscapes are formed as sediment is deposited in rivers, oceans, tropical environments, lakes, and deltas. Badlands terrain consists of thick layers of soft sedimentary rock and soils that have been eroded over time by wind and rain to create fantastic geologic landscapes and features. Southeastern Alberta is characterized by badlands terrain. The Badlands Guardian feature is actually a drainage basin which was probably created during a period of rapid erosion. Giant Face-like Rock Formations and a Rock Shrine Found in Bulgaria.‘Mars Rat’ is Taking the Internet by Storm.Mysterious, Giant Face Found on Cliff in Canada-Man-Made or Natural?.After the feature became widely known it was eventually dubbed the “Badlands Guardian.” Duane Froese, a professor of Geology at the University of Alberta, commented on the feature saying that Hickox was lucky to have found it. She shared it with friends on the Google Earth forum. ![]() She was looking for directions to a paleontology museum when the feature “jumped out” at her as she puts it. The feature was discovered by Lynn Hickox, an armchair explorer using Google Earth to search for interesting features. It is an example of pareidolia, a phenomenon which causes humans to see meaningful patterns where none exist. Observers have also noticed that a road leading to a natural gas well makes it appear as if the figure is wearing earphones connected to an iPod.Īlthough the feature looks very much like a carved head, it is in fact a natural feature created by erosion from wind and rain of the soft soil composed of sand, silt, and clay. The Guardian was also covered by Canada's Global Television.Amidst the rugged terrain of the badlands of southeastern Alberta, Canada is a geologic feature that, from the air, bears a striking resemblance to an indigenous Canadian wearing a headdress. PCWorld magazine has referred to the formation as a "geological marvel". The Badlands Guardian was also described by the Sydney Morning Herald as a "net sensation". They altered the suggested 'Guardian of the Badlands' to become Badlands Guardian. Out of 50 names submitted, seven were suggested to the Cypress County Council. Suitable names were canvassed by CBC Radio One program As It Happens. The feature was originally discovered by Lynn Hickox while examining images on the Google Earth application in November 2006. It was the winner of the RTNDA National TV short feature award for that year. In 2006 Medicine Hat's CHAT-TV Reporter Dale Hunter did a short feature on the Badlands Guardian. Although the image appears to be a convex feature, it is actually concave - that is, a valley, an instance of the Hollow-Face illusion. The 'head' may have been created during a short period of fast erosion immediately following intense rainfall. The arid badlands are typified by infrequent but intense rain-showers, sparse vegetation and soft sediments. The head is a drainage feature created through erosion of soft, clay-rich soil by the action of wind and water. The apparent earphones are a road and an oil well, which were installed recently. Because of additional man-made structures, it also appears to be wearing earphones. Viewed from the air, the feature bears a strong resemblance to a human head wearing a full native American headdress, facing directly westward. The Badlands Guardian (also known as "Indian Head") is a geomorphological feature located near Medicine Hat in the south east corner of Alberta, Canada.
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