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| TO VIEW THE MISTAKEN POINT FOSSIL
SITE, VISITORS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN OFFICIAL TOUR GUIDE 2011 SEASON SCHEDULE & REGULATIONS : HIKES TO THE SITE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL OCTOBER 9TH,2011 -interpretive tours begin every day at 1:00p.m. at the Edge of Avalon Interpretive Centre in Portugal Cove South. PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY -a van ride is available from the Interpretive Centre (if interested please call ahead and reserve a seat-709-438-1100) - you can meet a guide at the trail head ( at 1:30p.m.) however please call the Interpretive Centre to inform staff - the trail head is 14km from the beginning of Cape Race Road -hiking trail is rated easy and takes about 45minutes each way (6km total) and involves a small river crossing. There may be some wet sections. - wear suitable hiking footwear. Booties are provided for walking on the fossil bearing surfaces - it is a good idea to bring water,a snack and an extra pair of socks. - time involved from leaving the Interpretive Centre till return :3 1/2 -4 hours Dogs are not permitted on guided hikes |
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Mistaken Point Casting Project -September 2009 Mistaken Point Ecological
Reserve is home to the oldest
evidence known of early multi-cellular life on the planet. The rocks at
Mistaken Point contain fossils of the oldest, largest and best
preserved
examples of Ediacaran life forms on Earth, dated from 565-579 million
years old.
It was established as a Provincial Ecological Reserve in 1987 to
protect this
diverse and globally significant fossil assemblage. The Reserve is
located
along the southeast coast of the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland
between Fossils at Mistaken Point are
vulnerable to the forces of
erosion – both natural and that caused by human foot traffic. The
goal of the
casting project was to replicate the main fossil surface at Mistaken
Point in
order to create a permanent record of this site of international
importance. Research
Casting International was hired to produce this replica which was the
largest
of its type ever made. Copies of the cast will support ongoing
scientific
research and education. Casting project movie links
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