The Wasson Bluff site is designated under the Special Places Protection Act (1989) as a protected place that prohibits any collection of fossils or minerals without obtaining a Heritage Research Permit. The following work was carried out under an approved Heritage Research Permit (2015). Status of the Cliff Exposures The erosion of the coastal cliffs… Continue reading Coastal Erosion and Drawing
Category: Research Methods
Field Work Preparations
During the past several weeks we have been getting equipment and supplies prepared for 10 days of field work. Dr. Tim Fedak will lead a crew of 3-4 students and volunteers to examine the site where Canada’s oldest dinosaur skeletons have been found. Previous field work (2000, 2004, 2006) recovered the bones of at least… Continue reading Field Work Preparations
Field Mapping on Fundy Shore
Location, location, location – the three important factors of real estate …. are just as important in paleontology. A fossil is nothing, when out of context. A fossil has scientific and historical value only when the details of its original location are well documented. the location and orientation of each bone is carefully documented when… Continue reading Field Mapping on Fundy Shore