
Help Name a Dino Legend
For nearly 10 years, this giant scrap-metal Albertosaurus has watched over TELUS Spark Science Centre from the hilltop of Brainasium Park. Before that, many Calgarians knew it from Chinook Centre.
Calgary’s beloved Albertosaurus needs a name.
You can help write the next chapter of this local legend. Submit your best dinosaur name and you could help make Spark history.
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Colour a Dino. Name a Legend
Download the colouring sheet, give our Albertosaurus your most ROAR-some colours, then come up with a name worthy of this dino legend!
Ask a parent or guardian to add their email address so your entry is eligible for the prize, and hand into Spark’s Guest Services team.
Did you know?
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First things first: this is an Albertosaurus, not a T. rex! Think of Albertosaurus as T. rex’s slightly smaller, older cousin. About 30 feet long, 3 tonnes and roaming Alberta around 70 million years ago. Still plenty big enough to ruin your day.
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Our metal dino was created by Canadian sculptor Russell Zeid, using scrap metal from Alberta and Ontario. It was originally commissioned by Chinook Centre around the millennium before being donated by Cadillac Fairview to Spark.
- The first Albertosaurus sarcophagus fossil was discovered along the Red Deer River by Joseph Burr Tyrrell in 1884
So, when you’re dreaming up names, you’ve got plenty to work with: Alberta. Calgary. Science. Scrap metal. Dinosaurs. Local history. And one very big personality.
Win the Ultimate Dino Prize Pack
One lucky dino-namer will receive:
- Four general admission passes to TELUS Spark
- Four general admissions to Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, AB
- A $150 Spark Gift Card to spend in the Spark Store or on premium experiences like T. REX in the Infinity Dome theatre, RO5iE and Birdly VR
- A $250 CF SHOP card®
- A feature on TELUS Spark’s social channels as the person or family who helped name Calgary’s newest legend
Submit your entry by August 17.
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