200 Million years ago the super-continent Pangea ripped apart as molten rock flooded to the surface.
Powerful earthquakes fractured the landscape. The Fundy Basin was sinking, and creating 100 meter high cliffs that bordered a deep lowland basin. In this landscape, shortly after a global mass extinction, several dinosaurs were killed and rapidly buried in sand.
The Earthquake Dinosaurs Program is focused on the study of the dinosaurs and other animals that are preserved in the sandstone rocks along the shores of the Bay of Fundy, including the oldest dinosaur bones in Canada.
Today, the highest tides in the world expose the bones of Canada’s oldest dinosaurs along Nova Scotia’s Bay of Fundy shoreline. Scientists work to carefully document, collect and protect these fossils. Using new digital 3D scanning techniques, museum researchers and volunteers collect, document and preserve these ancient fossils.
Volunteers play an important role in the research program at the Fundy Geological Museum in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
Become involved with the Earthquake Dinosaurs Program at the Fundy Geological Museum.
- Assist in the field, as a sponsoring or volunteer crew member, to discover new specimens
- Help researchers to carefully expose and conserve the new discoveries
- Provide assistance with research and education projects
Contact Us and we will provide information about how to become involved with the eDinos Program.