FOSSIL HUNTRESS

River Otter on the Foreshore, Juan de Fuca Strait We all dream of finding new species, and new fossil species in particular. This happens mo...

Hylonomus lyelli, Ancestor of all dinosaurs The fossil cliffs at Joggins are one of Canada's gems, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, yo...

Dendrerpeton acadianum , an extinct amphibian One of the best Canadian fossil finds stems from a random boulder picked up on the beach near ...

One of the iconic animals of the Pacific Northwest are Orca or Killer Whales. These playful giants hunt and play in our local waters and all...

Argonauticeras besairei , José Juárez Ruiz An exceptional example of the fractal building of an ammonite septum, in this clytoceratid Argona...

The East Kootenay region on the south-eastern edge of British Columbia is a land of colossal mountains against a clear blue sky.  That is no...

Pterocephalia norfordi , McKay Group A lovely Pterocephalia norfordi  trilobite from Upper Cambrian, Furongian strata of the McKay Group, Ea...

Our province is known as Supernatural BC — and for good reason. British Columbia on Canada's far western shores boasts a rich and divers...

Nootka Fossil Field Trip. Photo: John Fam The rugged west coast of Vancouver Island offers spectacular views of a wild British Columbia. Her...

Villains, tyrants and heroes alike are immortalized in the scientific literature as researchers don each new species a unique scientific nam...

Quetzalcoatlus If you could travel through time and go back to observe our ancient skies, you would see massive pterosaurs — huge, winged ...