Badlands

See also: Badlands (movie)

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Badlands are a type of arid terrain with clay-rich soil that has been extensively eroded by wind and water. Canyons, ravines, gullies, hoodoos and other such geological forms are common in badlands.

Some of the most famous fossil beds are found in Badlands, where the forces of erosion have exposed the sedimentary layers and the lack of vegetation cover makes surveying relatively easy.

One of the most famous Badlands formations lies in the Dakotas, and is home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota and Badlands National Park in South Dakota.

There is also a sizeable area of Badlands in Alberta. The Tyrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta exhibits fossils found in the area.