Rare Jurassic Fossils Found Near Banff

Rowan Martindale, a professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences, with a slab of bivales recovered from the fossil site. Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin.
Rowan Martindale, a professor at the Jackson School of Geosciences, with a slab of bivalves recovered from the fossil site. Rowan Martindale, The University of Texas at Austin.

A trove of exceptionally preserved fossils has been discovered at Ya Ha Tinda Ranch near Banff National Park, helping to expand scientists’ knowledge of marine life that existed here more than 180 million years ago.

The Calgary Herald, Jan. 27, 2017

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Featuring:  Rowan Martidale, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences