Rediscovering Lyell: Unearthing a Lost Fossil Site in the Cliffs of Fundy

Name: Rediscovering Lyell: Unearthing a Lost Fossil Site in the Cliffs of Fundy
Start: 2025-10-15T19:00:00-03:00
End: 2025-10-15T20:00:00-03:00
Location: 29 Young Street, Truro, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B2N 3W3

Schedule

Wed Oct 15 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-03:00

Location

29 Young Street, Truro, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia B2N 3W3 | Truro, NS

Join us for an evening presentation by Dr. Tim Fedak, Curator of Geology of the Nova Scotia Museum, as he discusses a lost fossil site in the Cliffs of Fundy.
In 1842, famed geologist Charles Lyell visited Nova Scotia and documented a fossil site near the Folly and Debert River — its exact location lost to time. Drawing on Lyell’s notes and historic maps, Fedak has launched new fieldwork to uncover the site and its 300-million-year-old marine fossils.
This presentation connects past and present science, exploring how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark tells a world-class story of Earth’s deep history, the breakup of Pangaea, and Mi’kmaw cultural heritage — all shaped by the world's highest tides.
Admission by donation or free to CHS members.