FOSSIL HUNTRESS

If fossil fuels are made from fossils, are oil, gas and coal made from dead dinosaurs? Well, no, but they are made from fossils.  We do ...

At first glance they look like ordinary stones—rounded, weathered, unassuming.  But then you notice the delicious hints: a spiral ghosting t...

In the Field with Vancouverite Geoscientist Andy Randell — We were super excited to spend a day with the awesome possum that is Andy Randell...

Tall, spotty, and just a little bit absurd—let’s talk about the giraffe, nature’s own high-rise browser with a flair for the dramatic. Meet ...

Tallheo Cannery Perched atop weathered, rotting pilings and wrapped in the mist and mood of British Columbia’s wild north coast sits the Tal...

Chrysocetus foudasil  The impressive skull you see here belongs to Chrysocetus foudasil a member of the Basilosauridae, an ancient family of...

The irresistable tetrapod Tiktaalik In the late 1930s, our understanding of the transition of fish to tetrapods — and the eventual jump to m...

There are fossils that whisper and then there are those that positively sing. This interesting beauty is a splendid specimen of Anahoplites...

Glorious Parasaurolophus art work by Daniel Eskridge Morning mist curls along the banks of a wide, slow river. The air is heavy with the ear...

This lovely duo is a personal favourite of mine. A small marvel from a vanished sea — a delightful wee ammonite measuring just 2.6 centimetr...

Stretching the legs on a Spring stroll Some of Vancouver Island’s many bears take a stroll through the wilds on Vancouver Island.  While stu...

One of the most interesting and enigmatic little critters we find at the seashore are barnacles.  They cling to rocks deep in the sea and at...

The Miocene pillow basalts from the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area of central Washington hold an unlikely fossil.  What looks to be...