PHOTOGRAPHY > THEMES > FUNDY SHORE FOSSILS
Joggins Cliffs - dragon fossil (detail)
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - fossil traces
Joggins Cliffs - dragon fossil (wider)
Joggins Cliffs
Joggins Cliffs - Carbonaceous strata (coal)
Joggins Cliffs - Carbonaceous strata (coal)
Joggins Cliffs - Tree fossil
Joggins Cliffs
Joggins Cliffs NS: Primeval shore
Joggins Cliffs
Joggins Cliffs
Cape Enrage NB
Cape Enrage fossil shore
Cape Enrage rocks
Cape Enrage - layered ocean floors, upturned
Cape Enrage - layered ocean floors, upturned
Cape Enrage - layered ocean floors, upturned
Fossils in the
Bay of Fundy
The bay that straddles New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Canada's east coast is an ancient geological crossroads where vivid red sandstone is violently interrupted by granite and other rock strata. In the smaller world of 400 million years ago, the coast was still joined to north Africa and southern Spain, and it is here that life first crawled from the sea onto dry land.
Twice a day, massive 50-foot tides peel away layers to expose fossils and other traces of earlier worlds. Millions of years of upheaval are deeply etched into every rock in shapes that suggest primitive cave art, miniature topographies and strange cubist sculptures.
Fundy slideshows:
Stonescapes
Fundy rock formations
Traces/Fossils
Primeval shores and seabeds
Red rocks, green moss
Sandstone sculptures and verdant forests
Scenic highlights
From New Brunswick to Chignecto, NS