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Walcott Quarry (Burgess Shale), Yoho

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Soft-bodied Cambrian fauna: Marrella, Anomalocaris, Opabinia (view only).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cambrian Burgess Shale

The type Burgess Shale; among the most protected fossil sites on Earth.

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