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Discover Canada and Explore its Fossils, Dinosaurs and Geodiversity
Sip back and discover Canada and explore its extraordinary geodiversity and fossil heritage, from Nova Scotia’s Cliffs of Fundy and Joggins Fossil Cliffs to Newfoundland’s Ediacaran Bonavista Peninsula. Alberta’s Dinosaur Provincial Park, Fort McMurray, and Cypress Hills reveal Mesozoic dinosaurs and early mammals, while British Columbia preserves Cambrian Burgess Shale fauna and Tumbler Ridge dinosaur trackways. Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, and Yukon
18 hours ago11 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the Niagara Escarpment, a 725 km Silurian dolostone and limestone ridge from Niagara Falls to Tobermory, Ontario. Discover dramatic cliffs, waterfalls, caves, and rich fossil sites in formations like Lockport, Rochester, and Grimsby, including the world-renowned Eramosa Lagerstätte. Its karst landscapes, biodiversity, and geological heritage make it a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and a must-visit destination.
23 hours ago5 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of the Bay of Quinte in Ontario
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of ancient marine world of the Bay of Quinte, Ontario—where 450-million-year-old Ordovician fossils lie preserved in limestone along Lake Ontario’s northern shore. Discover trilobites, brachiopods, corals, and crinoids at sites like North Beach, Presqu’ile, and Zwick’s Centennial Park. Learn how glaciers shaped this fossil-rich landscape and visit the Quinte Museum of Natural History to uncover Canada’s Pal
3 days ago5 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Hornby Island in British Columbia
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Hornby Island’s a compact Gulf Island off eastern Vancouver Island featuring dramatic Nanaimo Group and fossil-rich Northumberland Formation, honeycomb tafoni sandstone at Helliwell and Sandpiper Beach, white sands at Tribune Bay, and forested Mount Geoffrey. Learn about Late Cretaceous ammonites, baculites, shark teeth and rare vertebrates like Maaqwi cascadensis.
5 days ago5 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Fort McMurray in Alberta
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Fort McMurray in Alberta the gateway to the Athabasca Oil Sands. The Early Cretaceous Wabiskaw–McMurray succession preserves ancient rivers, estuaries and marine fossils. Unearth remarkable finds like Borealopelta markmitchelli and marine reptiles such as Nichollssaura and Athabascasaurus that reveal Alberta’s prehistoric ecosystems beneath its industrial landscape.
7 days ago4 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Blue Beach in Nova Scotia
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Blue Beach, Nova Scotia, a world-class fossil site on the Minas Basin known for the Horton Bluff Formation and rare Early Carboniferous fossils. Witness the oldest tetrapod footprints bridging Romer’s Gap, diverse fish, millipedes, and swamp plants. Part of the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Blue Beach offers guided tours and the Blue Beach Museum, revealing the first vertebrates to walk on land.
Oct 146 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Cypress Hills in Alberta and Saskatchewan
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Cypress Hills, a striking erosional plateau spanning Alberta and Saskatchewan. Home to Oligocene–Miocene mammal fossils this unique landscape preserves ancient sedimentary layers, glacial valleys, and fertile soils. Discover Eastend’s fossil sites, the Cypress Hills Formation, and Canada’s first interprovincial park for a journey through geological time.
Oct 135 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Eastend in Saskatchewan
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils, dinosaurs and geodiversity of Eastend, Saskatchewan’s Frenchman River Valley Badlands, home to world-famous fossils including Tyrannosaurus rex “Scotty,” Triceratops, and early mammals. Exposed Bearpaw, Eastend, and Frenchman formations reveal the retreat of the Western Interior Seaway one of North America’s last pre-K–Pg extinction landscapes.
Oct 114 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the geodiversity and fossils of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, where ancient landscapes like the Cape Breton Highlands, Bras d’Or Lake, and the Sydney Coalfield reveal nearly two billion years of Earth history. Discover Carboniferous tropical swamp forests, preserved scale trees, ferns, and rare 320-million-year-old anthracosaur footprints. Cape Breton offers a unique window into Paleozoic ecosystems.
Oct 105 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Prince Edward Island (PEI)
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada’s smallest province, famed for its vivid Permian red sandstone cliffs and rich prehistoric heritage. Explore the Pictou Group redbeds, ancient river deposits, and fossils like Dimetrodon borealis, tetrapod trackways, and plant remains that reveal a tropical ecosystem from 255–300 million years ago along PEI’s stunning Gulf of St. Lawrence coastline.
Oct 104 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of the Manitoba Escarpment
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Manitoba’s Pembina Escarpment and Red River Valley, home to fossils from Devonian reefs to Late Cretaceous marine reptiles like Bruce the Mosasaur. Discover Pierre Shale and Carlile Formation deposits, rich in plesiosaurs, giant cephalopods, and predatory fish. Visit Morden’s Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre to see this region’s remarkable geodiversity, fossil heritage, and marine ecosystem history.
Oct 95 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut Territory
Sip back and discover Canada and explore Ellesmere Island in Nunavut’s Qikiqtaaluk Region. Canada’s Arctic frontier where fossils reveal Earth’s deep-time story. Explore the Fram Formation with Tiktaalik roseae, the “fish with wrists” that bridged life from water to land, and the Eocene Margaret Formation, where early primates, Arctic tapirs, and ancient reptiles thrived in a warm polar forest.
Oct 86 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Herschel Island in the Yukon
Sip back and discover Canada and explore Herschel Island or Qikiqtaruk off the northern Yukon coast in the Beaufort Sea, a unique Arctic landscape preserving Pleistocene megafauna fossils, including woolly mammoths, Yukon horses, steppe bison, muskoxen, and American mastodons. Its ice-rich permafrost, Yedoma deposits, and peat layers reveal the mammoth steppe ecosystem, permafrost dynamics, and Arctic environmental change. Part of Beringia, the island connects past human and
Oct 44 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Dinosaurs of Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia
Discover Canada and explore the fossils and dinosaurs of Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Spanning 8,478 km², this fossil-rich landscape preserves 600 million years of Earth history, from Cambrian ichnofossils to Cretaceous dinosaurs. Discover dinosaur trackways, marine fossils, karst landscapes, and exhibits at the Tumbler Ridge Museum & Dinosaur Discovery Gallery—a must-visit geodiversity and palaeontology destination.
Oct 25 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Anticosti Island in Québec
Discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Anticosti Island, Québec, a UNESCO World Heritage Site showcasing 447–437 million-year-old fossils across the Ellis Bay, Vauréal, Gun River, Jupiter, and Becscie Formations spanning the Late Ordovician mass extinction event, Hirnantian glaciation, and Early Silurian marine recovery, preserving diverse fossil assemblages of invertebrates like brachiopods, trilobites, corals, and soft-bodied organisms.
Oct 15 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Miguasha National Park in Québec
Discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Miguasha National Park in Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site preserving the Late Devonian Escuminac Formation. Famous for its exceptional fossil lagerstätte, the park reveals the fish-to-tetrapod transition with iconic species like Eusthenopteron and the world’s only complete Elpistostege. Guided tours, interpretive trails, and an on-site museum make Miguasha a global geotourism and paleontology d
Sep 305 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils of the Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the Discover Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, a UNESCO World Heritage Site showcasing Late Cretaceous fossils, dinosaurs, and striking badlands. Near Drumheller, this 80 km² park preserves the Belly River Group formations, from coastal Foremost to floodplain-rich Dinosaur Park Formation and marine Bearpaw.
Sep 295 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Mistaken Point in Newfoundland
Sip back and discover Canada and explore Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve on Newfoundland’s Avalon Peninsula, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and IUGS Geological Heritage Site preserving fossils of the Ediacaran biota, dating back 579–560 million years. These deep-marine mudstone and sandstone cliffs reveal entire seafloor communities, including rangeomorphs, Charniodiscus, and Bradgatia a rare window into the dawn of complex multicellular life.
Sep 266 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of the Burgess Shale of British Columbia
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the Burgess Shale in Yoho National Park, British Columbia Canada, a UNESCO World Heritage site preserving Middle Cambrian fossils 508 million years old. Discover Burgess Shale-type soft-bodied fossils like Marrella, Pikaia, and Hallucigenia, revealing the Cambrian Explosion. Guided hikes to Walcott Quarry and Phyllopod Bed showcase exceptional marine ecosystems, geological heritage, and ongoing discoveries, including the 2025 radiodont
Sep 255 min read


Discover Canada and Explore the Fossils and Geodiversity of Joggins Fossil Cliffs in Nova Scotia
Sip back and discover Canada and explore the fossils and geodiversity of Joggins Fossil Cliffs in Nova Scotia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known as the “Coal Age Galápagos,” these Bay of Fundy cliffs reveal a 323–299 million-year-old Carboniferous ecosystem with upright fossil trees, early amphibians, and Hylonomus lyelli, the world’s first reptile. Explore world-class geology, rich Mi’kmaq heritage, and dynamic tides exposing new fossils along this extraordinary Atlantic c
Sep 245 min read
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