FOSSIL HUNTRESS

Gastrolith from Traskasaura sandrae There’s a fine line between “swallowed by accident” and “intentional meal plan,” and few fossils illustr...

SAVE THE DATE: 15th British Columbia Paleontological Symposium Florence Filberg Centre, 411 Anderton Avenue, Courtenay, British Columbia, on...

The ancient seas of the Mesozoic teemed with leviathans—fanged predators, armoured fish, and sleek marine reptiles.  Among them, the elasmos...

Pat Trask with a Fossil Rib Bone. Photo: Rebecca Miller In August of 2020, an incredible elasmosaur fossil—a mighty marine reptile—was unear...

Trent River, Vancouver Island, BC Deep in the moss-draped forests of Vancouver Island, beneath a green canopy of second-growth firs and the ...

Dan Bowen, Chair, VIPS, Trent River The rocks that make up the Trent River on Vancouver Island were laid down south of the equator as small,...

Dan Bowen, Chair, VIPS, Trent River The rocks that make up the Trent River on Vancouver Island were laid down south of the equator as small,...

This toothy beauty is an elasmosaur, a large marine reptile who cruised our ancient oceans 80-million years ago.  We have one now housed in ...

Puntledge Elasmosaur found by Mike Trask This lengthy beauty is an elasmosaur, a large marine reptile now housed in the Courtena...

Pat Trask with a Fossil Rib Bone. Photo: Rebecca Miller A mighty marine reptile was excavated on the Trent River near Courtenay on the east ...