Badlands are dry terrains that occur due to deep erosion of sensitive consolidated rocks which results in steep slopes, lack of vegetation and complicated stream networks. Badlands are a haven for paleontologists and fossil hunters as these lands have plenty of fresh rocks naturally. Structures like canyons, ravines, gullies hoodoos etc. can usually be found in badlands.
Bandlands are formed during periods when conditions were much different than today. In the distant past, they were covered by water and received many layers of sediment. This eventually hardened to become rock. Many badlands areas also experienced a tropical climate in the past. This can also create layers of sediment that later may harden to become rock. Badlands have also been formed artificially by mining operations and by poor agricultural practices that remove topsoil from the land.
One of the most well known badlands areas in the US is Badlands National Park of South Dakota. More badlands regions can be found in Makoshika National Park of Montana and Theodore Roosevelt National Park of western North Dakota.
Dinosaurs have lived in the past where there are now badlands. This is true for Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada and Valle de La Luna in Argentina where the bones of dinosaurs have been found.
Badlands Definition
Badlands are beautifully carved landforms that are barren, battered and eroded by water and shaped with the help of wearing and wind-driven sand and rain.
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