November 8, 2025 - This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there. Many of the entries in this list are considered Lagerstätten (sedimentary deposits that exhibits extraordinary fossils with exceptional preservation—sometimes including preserved soft tissues).

November 6, 2024 - On Manitoulin Island, Silurian corals formed reefs that are now exposed at the surface as fossils, and on the shore of Lake Huron near Kettle Point, there are abundant corals, trilobites, sea lilies and other marine invertebrates that can be found. ... Please note that you may need to ask permission to collect fossils at these sites.

October 29, 2024 - This is a worldwide list of important and/or well-known localities where fossils have been found. Such locations may either be a geological formation or a single site. Geological formations consist of rock that was deposited throughout a specific period of time. They usually extend for large...

June 23, 2025 - The marine life which existed at that time is well preserved at Monte San Giorgio (in the Italian/Swiss Alps) and fine examples of mammalian, dinosaur and plant ancestors from terrestrial environments are found in the fossil record at Argentina’s Ischigualasto and Talampaya parks. Fossils of the Jurassic Period are especially well represented at the UK site, while the Cretaceous Period – the ‘Age of Dinosaurs’ – is best represented by Canada’s Dinosaur Park.

October 5, 2023 - Here are some popular sites around the country. Be sure to check with provincial authorities first as some provinces require permits to collect fossils. Toronto’s Mimico Creek: In this offshoot of the Humber River, you can find molluscs, crinoids, bryozoans, corals and even trilobites by ...

January 17, 2025 - One of the most remarkable finds was the fossil of a bat, a rare discovery that provided a significant insight into the evolution of flight. The site’s history dates back to the 19th century, when the first fossils were unearthed by local miners. Over time, the Messel Pit became one of the most important fossil locations in Europe, with ongoing excavations revealing more about life during the Eocene period.

April 6, 2020 - It is the southernmost extent of the last glaciation 11,000 years ago. Visitors are welcome by appointment. Warner, Alberta Phone: (403) 642-2118. Operation: 7 days a week(May – September, long wkends) Winter hours by appt. Web: www.devilscoulee.com · Devil’s Coulee is Canada’s first discovered dinosaur nesting site. On May 24, 1987, Wendy Sloboda, a 19 year old from Warner, Alberta, found small fossil fragments on the Milk River Ridge.

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September 15, 2023 - Lawrence is in the process of being designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is rich in fossils dating to 435–447 million years old, therefore representing the Ordovician and Silurian periods. Canada is also home to North America’s only Global Geoparks, which also preserve important fossil deposits.

...Want to see and hold Burgess Shale fossils for yourself? Join us on a guided hike – with 3 unique locations there is something for everyone! ... Visit one of the most important paleontological sites in the world! Delicate soft-bodied fossils show surprising connections to modern sea life.

Introduction to the site by Martin Legemaate. Clare Dederer identifying her fossil finds from the sheet. Hamilton Area · Fossil trip with Brampton Christian Family Church. Daniel Gibson comes home with an interesting stromatoporoid specimen. Toronto Area · School fossil trip studying the Georgian Bay Formation Shale.

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During the summers of 1993 and 2008, significant rainfall caused Coralville Lake’s emergency spillway to be overtopped, exposing the Devonian bedrock and the wide array of fossils embedded in the seafloor of what was once a tropical marine environment. With nearly two dozen specific locations to discover fossils and geologic features you’ll want to allow plenty of time. ... Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is another site of some of the best preserved mammal bone fossils in the world.

Journey to the southernmost tip of the Avalon Peninsula and take a guided tour of Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve UNESCO World Heritage Site. Walk across the ancient seafloors to find an entire community of 565-million-year-old fossils.

April 24, 2024 - Avoid private land, and be careful around the water: In some spots, the drop-off is quite steep. ... You and your family are sitting on a rocky beach in Prince Edward County, the Kawarthas, or southern Georgian Bay. You look down at the rocks and you see some stony eyes looking back. Or some shells. Or a snail. You make the obvious conclusion: The little fossils in the rocks are creatures that lived and died in Lake Huron or Lake Ontario, or your inland lake, and have been preserved in stone.

May 1, 2025 - What fossil sites have yielded the best-preserved specimens of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals? Here are profiles of the 12 most important fossil sites, ranging from the Morrison Formation in the U.S. to Mongolia's Flaming Cliffs.

An abundance of mussels found in the Georgian Bay Formation. Toronto Ont. ... Looks like sand ripple marks. Locations: All throughout Southern Ontario. ... Niagara Escarpment. ... John Mackay leading a fossil trip standing on giant fossilized waves of sediment.

Covering 80 square kilometres, including 27 kms along the Red Deer River, Dinosaur Provincial Park is recognized as the richest dinosaur fossil site in the world. A post shared by Brian Switek (@laelaps) on Oct 8, 2016 at 4:05pm PDT · The bonanza began in 1889 when Thomas C. Weston of the Geological Survey of Canada found the fossil of an Albertosaurus, a smaller cousin of the famous T-Rex.

February 8, 2023 - At the CFDC, you’ll also have the chance to see Canada’s largest collection of marine reptile fossils and an amazing diorama depicting the local animal life of the time, including plesiosaurs and mosasaurs (like Bruce) and early sharks, squid, birds and turtles. Check out more hidden gems across Canada. ... You may not find any actual dinosaur fossils at Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, but you will find evidence of their great-great-great-great-great grandparents (also known as the planet’s earliest large, complex, multicellular creatures).

This list of fossil sites is a worldwide list of localities known well for the presence of fossils. Some entries in this list are notable for a single, unique find, while others are notable for the large number of fossils found there. Many of the entries in this list are considered Lagerstätten (sedimentary deposits that exhibits extraordinary fossils with exceptional preservation—sometimes including preserved soft tissues).