Saint John in Saint John County, New Brunswick — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)
Ancient Life
D’anciennes formes de vie
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 14, 2019
1. Ancient Life / D'anciennes formes de vie Marker
Some of the world's oldest fossils from a time long before dinosaurs have been found near here. Billion-year-old cyanobacteria lived underwater in Precambrian times and left circular shapes in the rock called stromatolites. Later, in the Cambrian period, crab-like trilobites also lived on the bottom of the ocean and were sometimes encased in mud that hardened into rock. Trace fossils from the same period show the tracks of creatures that moved along the ocean floor before it became today's dry land. There are also local fossils of insects and ferns about 315 million years old from the Pennsylvanian period, many on display at the New Brunswick Museum at Market Square.
Certains des fossiles les plus vieux au monde, plus anciens encore que les dinosaures, ont été découverts près d'ici. Des cyanobactéries vivaient sous l'eau a l'époque précambrienne il y a un milliard d'années et ont laissé des formes circulaires dans le roc appelées stromatolites. Plus tard, à l'époque cambrienne, des trilobites semblables à des crabes vivaient aussi au fond de l'océan. Certains se sont retrouvés
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology.
Location. 45° 16.08′ N, 66° 4.693′ W. Marker is in Saint John, New Brunswick, in Saint John County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Chesley Drive (New Brunswick Route 100) and Bentley Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located along the Harbour Passage Trail, at the Bentley Street trailhead. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saint John NB E2K 1B2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fossil Hunters (here, next to this marker); Navy Island (Ouigoudy Island) (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); Fishing the Harbour (about 240 meters away); The Saint John Harbour Bridge | Le pont du port de Saint John (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Tides of Fundy (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); The Shards of Time
2. Marker detail: Archaeozoon acadienne
Stromatolites précambriens, Saint John, Nouveau-Brunswick
3. Marker detail: Solenopleura acadica
Cambrian trilobite, New Brunswick Museum
Trilobite cambrien, Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 14, 2019
4. Ancient Life / D'anciennes formes de vie Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 8, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
