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Fossil Hunting in the Comox Valley
The extensive shale beds along the Comox Valley's Puntledge and Trent
Rivers have been the site of a number of major fossil discoveries, most
notably the complete fossil remains of an Elasmosaurus
from the late Cretaceous period which ended about 65 million years ago.
Although finds of this magnitude are not to be expected for every
amateur fossil hunter, even the complete beginner's first trip to the
shale beds will almost certainly yield at least some lesser find such as
small bivalves.
Guided fossil tours are available during the summer months from the
Courtenay Museum and
Palaeontology Centre.