Rediscovering Lyell: Unearthing a Lost Fossil Site in the Cliffs of Fundy, 15 October | Event in Truro | AllEvents

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

Colchester Historeum Museum & Archives

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Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm

1 hour

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

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Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm (ADT)

29 Young Street, Nova Scotia B2N 3W3

29 Young St, Truro, NS B2N 3W3, Canada

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

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.


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Rediscovering Lyell: Unearthing a Lost Fossil Site in the Cliffs of Fundy, 15 October | Event in Truro | AllEvents
Rediscovering Lyell: Unearthing a Lost Fossil Site in the Cliffs of Fundy
Wed, 15 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm