Geology map of Nova Scotia, with mosaic of colours, orange, green, light blue, yellow and pink, representing the distribution of rocks of specific types and ages.

Geology map of Nova Scotia with colours brown, yellow and light blue, distributed around the Bay of Fundy, North Shore and Cape Breton.

Two geology maps of #NovaScotia. The first is the full geology map of Nova Scotia, the second is what a palaeontologist sees - all the sedimentary formations with potential fossils. ⚒️.
What do you see when you look at a geology map?

Map of Nova Scotia from 1832 with blue, pink, red and yellow watercolours showing types of rocks found. Titled - A New Geological Map of the Peninsula of Nova Scotia, with a Section"

Between 1828 and 1832, Charles Jackson and Francis Alger, two geologists from Boston, published the first geological map of #NovaScotia.

Cover of historic paper titled "Monograph of the Trilobites of North America with Colored Models of the Species" by Jacob Green, M. D. 1832

Plaster cast of Asaphus crypturus, from Bristol Museums Collections.

Lithograph of giant trilobite fossil Asaphus crytpurus (Green)

Fossil of Asaphus crypturus in the Nova Scotia Museum colletions. 967GF176.001

In 1832, Jacob Green MD was the FIRST to illustrate and describe a fossil from #NovaScotia - Asaphus crypturus, a giant Devonian trilobite from #MooseRiver at #Clementsport. Green also made plaster reference casts shared with museums around the world. He obtained the fossi from Francis Alger.

Image of the fossil tooth and jaw fragment of Oligokyphus, from Wasson Bluff, Nova Scotia. From Canadian Journal of Earth Science.

Image of Hans Sues (left) and several of his favorite Nova Scotia fossils, Teraterpeton hrynewichorum, Hypsognathus fenneri, and Clevosaurus bairdi.

During today's tribute to Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues, Paul Olsen shared how Hans was able to identify the tooth of Oligokyphus within a few seconds of looking at a photo. Hans' knowledge was unparalleled, and he was always so supportive. ⚒️ @canjearthsci.bsky.social - dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2014-0220

Take this as your invitation to #visitnovascotia @visitnovascotia.bsky.social

Geodiversity Day 2025 at the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark In this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike.Photo of…

🇨🇦 In this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike.

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Drawing of dinosaur skulls Plateosaurus and Coelophysis with skeletons in the background.

For #FossilFriday - spent a bit of time in the Dinosaur Exploration exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in #Halifax #NovaScotia.

He recognized the many connections between the Petrified Forest and rift basin deposits along the east coast.

We are also looking forward to your visit.

First #FossilFriday without Hans. ⚒️

Hans made huge contributions to Nova Scotia geology ⚒️and the Fundy Geological Museum.

Photo of Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues and Tim Fedak, photograph of Teraterpeton skull, skull of Hypsognathus, and Clevosaurus, all from Nova Scotia.

I was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues. He has generously supported my work over the past thirty years and he made huge contributions to paleontology here in #NovaScotia. From 2021, a @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social showcase video youtu.be/AjzIuaQ-Qn0 - RIP Hans.

#FossilFriday drawing of Plateosaurus skull and neck - on display in Dinosaur Explorations exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social

Selfie of museum curator holding the small skull of Hypsognathus in his hand

On #museumselfieday saying hello to our OLD friend Hypsognathus in the Geology Collections of the Nova Scotia Museum. You can now say hello as well, with Collections Online at collections.novascotia.ca/object-nsm99...

In case you might find this interesting, the "Science and Practice of Road Making", from The Bee newspaper, Pictou, Nova Scotia, January 1836. #urbangeology #historyofgeology

This image is a highlight of 2025. It represents celebration of geoheritage, geodiversity, and community engagement.

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Graphic with the text Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online and a Plate Of Baleen

NEW - Explore Our Collections

This new site, Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online, allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. We will be adding content regularly.

collections.novascotia.ca

#NSMCollections #NovaScotiaMuseum #novascotia

Geodiversity Day 2025 at the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark In this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike.Photo of sunr...

A summary of International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark #NovaScotia @visitnovascotia.bsky.social ⚒️ www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

Only those who were there, know how great an event this was. @jasonloxton.bsky.social

Two fossil pine cones, about 6-7 cm long cones with scales. Specimen number NSM024GF32 and 1 cm scale bar.

A merry and very, very,... old #ChristmasTree. These #NovaScotia pine cones may be from the Cretaceous! Learn more at: museum.novascotia.ca/blog/very-ol...

Am pleased to see the biographic profile of Samuel Gaskin now published in PNSIS. Gaskin was a first generation Bajan Nova Scotian who made significant contributions to innovations in #mapping for #NovaScotia Dept of Mines. #BlackSTEM #BlackinGIS ⚒️ -

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Drawn to Geology in Hobart Tasmania Drawing the geology and geoheritage of the Hobart Rivulet, Tasmania, including Triassic and Carboniferous geology exposures.

Drawing Geology - Reflections on a recent trip to Hobart, Tasmania. ⚒️ edinos.ca/drawn-to-geo...

Zonia Baber is someone I would have like to meet.

A wonderful celebration of #GeodiversityDay in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark - ⚒️ see more and Like/Follow at: facebook.com/DrawingGeopa...

The boat shed at Fishermans life Museum.

The red Heritage buildings of the fisheries Museum of the Atlantic.

A boat built by the Maritime Museum of the atlantic boat school sits in front of the CSS Acadia.

The yellow and green Dory sits by the wharf at the historic Acadian village of Nova Scotia.

Today is World Maritime Day. With over 13,000 kilometers of coastline, Nova Scotia is shaped by the sea. Take time to explore the stories of our seafaring past, present, and future. #NovaScotia

And when you have an over abundance of terrestrial snails, you may have...

A small tan colour seed floating in water

Found this 80,000 year old seed in #MastodonMud at the museum today. Will it sprout? @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social

This wonderful artwork for the publication was done by Kathryn Killackey @kjkillackey.bsky.social

For #FossilFriday - ancient DNA shows the #NovaScotia mastodons are older than thought, and have migrated into the Atlantic region multiple times over the past 500,000 years. In Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... ⚒️