Ontario Fossils

As Dirty Harry once said, a man has got to know his limitations. I think ontariominerals.com needs something on fossils, but paleontology is not my field, and I am not going to even think about listing all known Ontario fossils here. I'll kick things off with a few photos, but to go beyond that will take some time, and assistance from fossil collectors. I know you're out there, don't be shy, email me.

A killer trilobite from Catfish Creek, near London, Ontario

A pyritized cephalopod from the Hungry Hollow Area, near Arkona, Ontario

A beautiful eurypterid from Fort Erie's Ridgemount Quarry

A fine Isotelus trilobite from Cobourg

Some Ontario fossil links:

ontariorocks.ca has directions to, photos of, and other info on several good fossil collecting areas - Craigleath, Port Colborne, and Arkona

www.trilobites.ca - The Museum of Orodovician Trilobites from the St-Lawrence & Great Lakes of Canada - This is a must-see site, a superb collection of photographs of trilobites, many from Ontario, by Frank Habets

The Royal Ontario Museum's Department of Palaeobiology has lots of good fossil stuff