Dinosaur Statues of Drumheller

Drumheller, Alberta is world famous for its fossil finds. The City's Royal Tyrrell Museum features some Brian Cooley outdoor statues but what this page showcases is the works of Trygve (Tig) Seland . [Note: The Smileasaurus Banana Eater and Shysasaurus Jelly Bean Eater are more likely the creations of Murray Olsen].

Seland built about 30 monuments that were featured in a tourist park called Prehistoric Park. It was located in the hills southwest of town. There was a 30 Foot (9.1 Metre) statue of Jesus amongst the dinosaurs (see the very bottom of this page). This park was closed approximately seven years ago. The dinosaur statues were taken from there and placed throughout the community (the Jesus statue was left in its original location). Here are some photos of these dinosaurs along with some postcards of these dinosaurs in their "natural" habitat. See a larger picture by clicking on the photo.

Corythosaurus	Giant Ground Sloth
Stegosaurus	Hadrosaurus
Diatryma	Ankylosaurus
Triceratops	Smileasaurus Banana Eater & Shysasaurus Jelly Bean Eater

Gorgosaurus

Sabre-Tooth Cat	Brontosaurus	Triceratops
Triceratops	Triceratops	Triceratops
Triceratops	Species Unknown	Species Unknown
Styracosaurus?	Species Unknown	Species Unknown

T-Rex

Jesus

Drumheller also features two other Tig Seland monuments and a brand new monument (October 2000):

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Trygve Seland also created the three Geese in Hanna, AB, Eddy the Squirrel in Edson, AB, and Aaron the Blue Heron in Barrhead, AB.

Information Source: Here and There

Pictures Sources: DMY , Samson Yee, Scott Seland , and postcards provided by Drumheller Vally Historical Interpretive Centre