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Joggins
Joggins | |
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Community | |
 View of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs | |
  Joggins | |
| Coordinates: 45°41′30.78″N 64°26′36.85″W / 45.6918833°N 64.4435694°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Nova Scotia |
| Municipality | Cumberland County |
| Incorporated | 1889 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| Official name | Joggins Fossil Cliffs |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | viii |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1285 |
| State Party | Canada |
| Region | Europe and North America |
Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada, is famous for its fossils dating to the Pennsylvanian 'Coal Age' of Earth history.[1] On July 7, 2008 a 15 km length of the coast comprising the Joggins Fossil Cliffs was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.[2]
The dating of this site has been debated, with dates from 320 million years ago (mya) to 305 mya being suggested.[3]p39 It is now settled as 314.5–313.4 mya +/- 1.1 million years.[3]p40
- ↑ Falcon-Lang H.J. et al. 2010. Classic localities explained 4: Joggins, Nova Scotia. Geology Today 26 (3): 108-114.
- ↑ "UNESCO portal". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Benton M.J. and Donoghue P.C.J. 2006. Palaeontological evidence to date the tree of life. Molecular biology and evolution. 24(1): 26–53. [1]
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