What Kinds of Fossils Can I Find at Joggins & How Old Are They?
The Carboniferous fossils of Joggins are 315 million years old and date back to the time when giant seed fern trees (now extinct),insects, primitive, lobe-finned fish, and amphibians ruled the Earth. Joggins is also the home of the world’s oldest reptiles whose descendents would give rise to the dinosaurs and mammals of later ages. Just by walking on the beach at Joggins, one can find numerous examples of wonderfully-preserved fossilized plants, reptile and amphibian foot prints and — if you are very lucky — remains of these remarkable creatures that once inhabited the Coal Age forests of Joggins.
