{"title":"Alberta Fossils","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlberta is world-renowned for its exceptional dinosaur and fossil record. However, fossils collected in Alberta are subject to some of the strictest fossil-protection laws in Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder Alberta's \u003cstrong\u003eHistorical Resources Act\u003c\/strong\u003e, palaeontological resources found in the province are protected, and ownership is vested in the Crown in right of Alberta. As a result, collecting a fossil in Alberta does not normally give the collector private ownership of that fossil or the right to sell it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is a Disposition?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn special circumstances, the Government of Alberta may formally transfer ownership of a fossil from the Crown to an individual. This transfer of ownership is commonly referred to as a \u003cstrong\u003edisposition\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA disposition is particularly significant for collectors because it establishes private ownership of specimens that would otherwise remain Crown property. The specific documentation associated with a specimen provides the record of that transfer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this reason, Alberta dinosaur fossils that have been formally dispositioned and can legally enter the collector market are uncommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Harvey Negrich Collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alberta dinosaur fossils offered here originate from the collection of \u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Negrich of Calgary\u003c\/strong\u003e, a longtime fossil collector and an important contributor to Alberta's palaeontological community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarvey co-founded the \u003cstrong\u003eAlberta Palaeontological Society in 1986\u003c\/strong\u003e and has contributed decades of volunteer service to the geological and palaeontological community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2026, Harvey obtained a disposition for his Alberta vertebrate fossil collection. \u003cstrong\u003eDisposition Certificate #001590 was issued July 7, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e, with individual specimens recorded under the disposition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRocky Mountain Minerals \u0026amp; Fossils subsequently acquired the collection directly from Harvey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach applicable specimen offered in this collection is identified by its individual specimen number and its connection to \u003cstrong\u003eDisposition Certificate #001590\u003c\/strong\u003e. A copy of the relevant disposition documentation will accompany the specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Piece of Alberta Collecting History\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA number of the dinosaur teeth in this collection have an additional layer of provenance. They remain in distinctive gold-coloured presentation boxes with original labels from \u003cstrong\u003eGreen's Rock \u0026amp; Lapidary in Calgary\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese boxes were used by Green's in the late 1960s and early 1970s to sell dinosaur teeth from the Drumheller area, before Alberta's current fossil-protection framework was established.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere present, the original box and label are included with the specimen and form part of its documented collecting history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6011\/1386\/collections\/fossil-dinosaur-tooth-drumheller-alberta-canada-07.jpg?v=1790291552","url":"https:\/\/keithrocks.ca\/collections\/alberta-fossils.oembed","provider":"Rocky Mountain Minerals and Fossils","version":"1.0","type":"link"}