The ancient Alberta landscape was very different from what you see today. Dinosaurs and other animals lived in a lush, coastal environment dotted with swamps, ponds, and marshes. The plants in our Cretaceous Garden are living relatives of the vegetation that grew in Alberta during the Cretaceous Period, 75 – 66 million years ago.
![Museum visitors look at plants in the Cretaceous Garden.](/sites/default/files/styles/max_730_x_400/public/images/exhibit/WO_cretaceousgarden_730.jpg?itok=fQOwtJTc)