Joggins Fossil Cliffs: Earth’s Coal Age Time Capsule

Joggins Fossil Cliffs have the world’s thickest Carboniferous record.

Joggins Fossil Cliffs lie along Nova Scotia’s coast.

The site covers 689 hectares with 14.7 kilometres cliffs.

The cliffs show rocks from 318 to 303 million years ago.

Fossils in the cliffs come from three ancient ecosystems.

Joggins has 96 genera and 148 species of fossils found.

The site’s fossils include the earliest known reptiles alive.

Fossil trees stand upright in layers within the cliffs.

The cliffs document rainforest life from Earth’s Carboniferous.

The site helped shape geology and evolution theories worldwide.

The cliffs provide a complete record of terrestrial life.

Protected legally, Joggins has a visitor centre and support.

The cliffs record Earth’s coal age secrets again and again.