MB GeoTour 1 – Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Morden, Manitoba
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is located in the basement of the Access Event Centre in northeast Morden, Manitoba. The Center is home to over 1000 marine reptile vertebrate fossils collected, during the past 80 years, along the Pembina Hills component of the Manitoba Escarpment. The 80 million year old fossils include the bones of mosasaurs, plesiosaurs and fossil fish, as described by Museum Director Anita-Maria Janzic.
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Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Media Coverage by CBC Manitoba
NEAR MORDEN -- A giant predatory fish that once prowled the prehistoric sea was found near here with the catch of the day in its mouth -- the flipper of a huge marine reptile.
The bones of an 80-million-year-old Xiphactinus as long as a shipping container were unearthed in the Manitoba Escarpment, with the flipper of a mosasaur between its jaws.
The discovery was made by one of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's summer staff while walking through a drainage ditch along the edge of what used to be the Western Interior Seaway.
Science brings you so far, said Tyler Schroeder, general manager of the centre in Morden. Magic or luck brings you the rest of the way.
The specimen is about six metres long, making it the largest in the museum's collection of fish fossils.
We'll be setting a new landmark for ourself with this, Schroeder said.
It has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, which sent a crew to the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
The centre's resident paleontologist Joey Hatcher doesn't know if the 350-kilogram fish was trying to eat the mosasaur, or fighting with it. It's the first evidence he's seen of the big fish preying on the giant marine reptiles.
We find mosasaurs with their stomach contents chock full of fish. But to find a fish with a mosasaur in its jaws is really amazing luck, said Hatcher, who has dinosaur experience in the U.S.
The centre houses Canada's largest collection of marine reptile fossils, including a 13-metre mosasaur.
The fossils are from the saltwater seaway that covered central North America in the Late Cretaceous Period 80 million years ago, not the freshwater Lake Agassiz caused by a glacier melt just 12,000 years ago .
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is using the Morden Community Centre to showcase its finds from area digs while preparing a business plan and fundraising for a permanent museum, Schroeder said.
For now, there are two paleontologists on site five days a week, along with volunteers and summer staff from Winnipeg, Japan and Washington state working on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Every day they're uncovering more fossils, Schroeder said.
The plan is to make Morden the Drumheller of marine reptile exhibits. The Alberta town has turned its dinosaur discovery into a tourist destination, and the Morden centre is trying to do likewise.
In the meantime, tours are available, with half-day trips and five-day dig packages. You can't enter one of the dig sites without a staff member, Schroeder said. You have to be out with someone who has a permit.
And you can't keep what you find.
All of our fossils are owned by the Province of Manitoba -- they're recognized as historical artifacts, Schroeder said.
For more information, see discoverfossils.com.
Experience the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Did you know you can join archeologists on a dig? CFDC Executive Director, Peter Cantelon shares the story of his first ever experience doing it!
Morden - Canadian Fossil Discovery Center
Come check out some of the exciting events happening in Morden, Manitoba.
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Media Coverage by Winnipeg Free Press (video)
NEAR MORDEN -- A giant predatory fish that once prowled the prehistoric sea was found near here with the catch of the day in its mouth -- the flipper of a huge marine reptile.
The bones of an 80-million-year-old Xiphactinus as long as a shipping container were unearthed in the Manitoba Escarpment, with the flipper of a mosasaur between its jaws.
The discovery was made by one of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's summer staff while walking through a drainage ditch along the edge of what used to be the Western Interior Seaway.
Science brings you so far, said Tyler Schroeder, general manager of the centre in Morden. Magic or luck brings you the rest of the way.
The specimen is about six metres long, making it the largest in the museum's collection of fish fossils.
We'll be setting a new landmark for ourself with this, Schroeder said.
It has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, which sent a crew to the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
The centre's resident paleontologist Joey Hatcher doesn't know if the 350-kilogram fish was trying to eat the mosasaur, or fighting with it. It's the first evidence he's seen of the big fish preying on the giant marine reptiles.
We find mosasaurs with their stomach contents chock full of fish. But to find a fish with a mosasaur in its jaws is really amazing luck, said Hatcher, who has dinosaur experience in the U.S.
The centre houses Canada's largest collection of marine reptile fossils, including a 13-metre mosasaur.
The fossils are from the saltwater seaway that covered central North America in the Late Cretaceous Period 80 million years ago, not the freshwater Lake Agassiz caused by a glacier melt just 12,000 years ago .
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is using the Morden Community Centre to showcase its finds from area digs while preparing a business plan and fundraising for a permanent museum, Schroeder said.
For now, there are two paleontologists on site five days a week, along with volunteers and summer staff from Winnipeg, Japan and Washington state working on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Every day they're uncovering more fossils, Schroeder said.
The plan is to make Morden the Drumheller of marine reptile exhibits. The Alberta town has turned its dinosaur discovery into a tourist destination, and the Morden centre is trying to do likewise.
In the meantime, tours are available, with half-day trips and five-day dig packages. You can't enter one of the dig sites without a staff member, Schroeder said. You have to be out with someone who has a permit.
And you can't keep what you find.
All of our fossils are owned by the Province of Manitoba -- they're recognized as historical artifacts, Schroeder said.
For more information, see discoverfossils.com.
Star Attraction - Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Meet the largest Mosasaur fossil found in Canada! Discover sea monsters and other marine life that existed 80 million years ago. Explore the beautiful Manitoba Escarpment with the CFDC staff while excavating and searching for fossils. Visit the website for details on dig tours, kids summer programs and school tours. discoverfossils.com
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - CBC Manitoba - New Museum?
Coverage on CBC TV (July 22, 2010)
The recent discovery of a fossilized sea monster dating back 80 million years in Manitoba has a small museum dreaming big about a new museum to house the ancient treasure in.
But the question is where the $25 million needed to build a new Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre will come from.
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Media Coverage by CTV
NEAR MORDEN -- A giant predatory fish that once prowled the prehistoric sea was found near here with the catch of the day in its mouth -- the flipper of a huge marine reptile.
The bones of an 80-million-year-old Xiphactinus as long as a shipping container were unearthed in the Manitoba Escarpment, with the flipper of a mosasaur between its jaws.
The discovery was made by one of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's summer staff while walking through a drainage ditch along the edge of what used to be the Western Interior Seaway.
Science brings you so far, said Tyler Schroeder, general manager of the centre in Morden. Magic or luck brings you the rest of the way.
The specimen is about six metres long, making it the largest in the museum's collection of fish fossils.
We'll be setting a new landmark for ourself with this, Schroeder said.
It has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, which sent a crew to the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
The centre's resident paleontologist Joey Hatcher doesn't know if the 350-kilogram fish was trying to eat the mosasaur, or fighting with it. It's the first evidence he's seen of the big fish preying on the giant marine reptiles.
We find mosasaurs with their stomach contents chock full of fish. But to find a fish with a mosasaur in its jaws is really amazing luck, said Hatcher, who has dinosaur experience in the U.S.
The centre houses Canada's largest collection of marine reptile fossils, including a 13-metre mosasaur.
The fossils are from the saltwater seaway that covered central North America in the Late Cretaceous Period 80 million years ago, not the freshwater Lake Agassiz caused by a glacier melt just 12,000 years ago .
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is using the Morden Community Centre to showcase its finds from area digs while preparing a business plan and fundraising for a permanent museum, Schroeder said.
For now, there are two paleontologists on site five days a week, along with volunteers and summer staff from Winnipeg, Japan and Washington state working on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Every day they're uncovering more fossils, Schroeder said.
The plan is to make Morden the Drumheller of marine reptile exhibits. The Alberta town has turned its dinosaur discovery into a tourist destination, and the Morden centre is trying to do likewise.
In the meantime, tours are available, with half-day trips and five-day dig packages. You can't enter one of the dig sites without a staff member, Schroeder said. You have to be out with someone who has a permit.
And you can't keep what you find.
All of our fossils are owned by the Province of Manitoba -- they're recognized as historical artifacts, Schroeder said.
For more information, see discoverfossils.com.
GOOTB Does the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
GOOTB goes prehistoric. We dig, we learn, we dig some more. Dig it?
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Media Coverage by CTV Canada AM
NEAR MORDEN -- A giant predatory fish that once prowled the prehistoric sea was found near here with the catch of the day in its mouth -- the flipper of a huge marine reptile.
The bones of an 80-million-year-old Xiphactinus as long as a shipping container were unearthed in the Manitoba Escarpment, with the flipper of a mosasaur between its jaws.
The discovery was made by one of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's summer staff while walking through a drainage ditch along the edge of what used to be the Western Interior Seaway.
Science brings you so far, said Tyler Schroeder, general manager of the centre in Morden. Magic or luck brings you the rest of the way.
The specimen is about six metres long, making it the largest in the museum's collection of fish fossils.
We'll be setting a new landmark for ourself with this, Schroeder said.
It has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, which sent a crew to the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
The centre's resident paleontologist Joey Hatcher doesn't know if the 350-kilogram fish was trying to eat the mosasaur, or fighting with it. It's the first evidence he's seen of the big fish preying on the giant marine reptiles.
We find mosasaurs with their stomach contents chock full of fish. But to find a fish with a mosasaur in its jaws is really amazing luck, said Hatcher, who has dinosaur experience in the U.S.
The centre houses Canada's largest collection of marine reptile fossils, including a 13-metre mosasaur.
The fossils are from the saltwater seaway that covered central North America in the Late Cretaceous Period 80 million years ago, not the freshwater Lake Agassiz caused by a glacier melt just 12,000 years ago .
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is using the Morden Community Centre to showcase its finds from area digs while preparing a business plan and fundraising for a permanent museum, Schroeder said.
For now, there are two paleontologists on site five days a week, along with volunteers and summer staff from Winnipeg, Japan and Washington state working on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Every day they're uncovering more fossils, Schroeder said.
The plan is to make Morden the Drumheller of marine reptile exhibits. The Alberta town has turned its dinosaur discovery into a tourist destination, and the Morden centre is trying to do likewise.
In the meantime, tours are available, with half-day trips and five-day dig packages. You can't enter one of the dig sites without a staff member, Schroeder said. You have to be out with someone who has a permit.
And you can't keep what you find.
All of our fossils are owned by the Province of Manitoba -- they're recognized as historical artifacts, Schroeder said.
For more information, see discoverfossils.com.
Viens Voir Ici - Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (Morden, MB)
View french television coverage of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, Minnewasta Golf & Country Club and the Manitoba Baseball Hall of Fame in Morden, MB.
This episode of Viens Voir Ici was filmed at the listed tourist attractions that are located in Morden. The program was aired nationally on the TVA network during the summer of 2011.
Visit discoverfossils.com to learn more about the fantastic Sea Monster museum in Morden!!!!
A special thank you to Roger Regnier.
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
History lessons you'll want to sink your teeth into.
Toba visits The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Go digging into the past with Toba! Travel Manitoba's friendly mascot and the lovely Lindsay Penner recently went on an exciting fossil dig at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Manitoba. Watch as Toba meets Bruce, a 43 foot long, 80 million years old Mosasaur, and goes on a fossil dig adventure tour with Matt Duda.
To find out more about the museum, or book your own fossil dig, visit
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Canadian Fossil Center Morden Dig
Star Attraction - Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - A Magical Musical Montage
Watch GOOTB take on the dino dig in this one time only cage match!
Just kidding! We were at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre digging for mosasaur fossils! Follow us @getoutofthebasement on Instagram to see what we found!
Fossil Discovery Adventure Augmented Reality for Museums
This video showcases how the Fossil Discovery Adventure augmented reality app works!
The exhibit-ehancing fossil collection experience was created by ZenFri Inc. and Bit Space Development for the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, in Morden, Manitoba.
Learn More:
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About the App:
Calling all budding palaeontologists: discover the mysteries of the most fearsome and deadly “t-rex of the sea” — the Mosasaur!
Collect Tools — Answer Trivia — Excavate 3D Fossils — Unlock a Life-Sized 3D Mosasaur
There are 12 newly discovered dig sites located within the Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Manitoba. We need your help in finding these dig sites to excavate and collect fossils. Put the skeleton back together to unlock special scan technology to see “Bruce”, our largest discovered Mosasaur in true-to-life scale, right before your eyes. This Augmented Reality (AR) feature will put you in the room with life-sized “Bruce” as they swim and move with amazing detail.
Take the adventure home: our Augmented Reality scan technology can be used with the poster and/or t-shirt, purchased only at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre.
About the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden, Canada: The CFDC is home to over 1,000 marine fossil specimens, including Bruce, the Guinness Records holder as the largest exhibited Mosasaur in the world!
Features:
- Fun Tap and Drag Fossil Digging Game
- Answer Trivia about Marine Reptiles, Palaeontology, and the late Cretaceous period
- Solve The Puzzle and Unlock a Life-Sized 3D Animated Mosasaur
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - Media Coverage by CBC's The National
NEAR MORDEN -- A giant predatory fish that once prowled the prehistoric sea was found near here with the catch of the day in its mouth -- the flipper of a huge marine reptile.
The bones of an 80-million-year-old Xiphactinus as long as a shipping container were unearthed in the Manitoba Escarpment, with the flipper of a mosasaur between its jaws.
The discovery was made by one of the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre's summer staff while walking through a drainage ditch along the edge of what used to be the Western Interior Seaway.
Science brings you so far, said Tyler Schroeder, general manager of the centre in Morden. Magic or luck brings you the rest of the way.
The specimen is about six metres long, making it the largest in the museum's collection of fish fossils.
We'll be setting a new landmark for ourself with this, Schroeder said.
It has caught the attention of the Discovery Channel's Daily Planet, which sent a crew to the site of the Xiphactinus find earlier this week.
The centre's resident paleontologist Joey Hatcher doesn't know if the 350-kilogram fish was trying to eat the mosasaur, or fighting with it. It's the first evidence he's seen of the big fish preying on the giant marine reptiles.
We find mosasaurs with their stomach contents chock full of fish. But to find a fish with a mosasaur in its jaws is really amazing luck, said Hatcher, who has dinosaur experience in the U.S.
The centre houses Canada's largest collection of marine reptile fossils, including a 13-metre mosasaur.
The fossils are from the saltwater seaway that covered central North America in the Late Cretaceous Period 80 million years ago, not the freshwater Lake Agassiz caused by a glacier melt just 12,000 years ago .
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre is using the Morden Community Centre to showcase its finds from area digs while preparing a business plan and fundraising for a permanent museum, Schroeder said.
For now, there are two paleontologists on site five days a week, along with volunteers and summer staff from Winnipeg, Japan and Washington state working on undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Every day they're uncovering more fossils, Schroeder said.
The plan is to make Morden the Drumheller of marine reptile exhibits. The Alberta town has turned its dinosaur discovery into a tourist destination, and the Morden centre is trying to do likewise.
In the meantime, tours are available, with half-day trips and five-day dig packages. You can't enter one of the dig sites without a staff member, Schroeder said. You have to be out with someone who has a permit.
And you can't keep what you find.
All of our fossils are owned by the Province of Manitoba -- they're recognized as historical artifacts, Schroeder said.
For more information, see discoverfossils.com.
Stardust Drive-In: Among the Last of Its Kind (Morden, Manitoba)
The Stardust Drive-In has been open for nearly 50 years, and its current owners with the help of the community of Morden, are doing what they can to keep the reels rolling!
Stories from Saskatchewan Palaeontologists
Find out what kind of fossils palaeontologists from the Royal Saskatchewan Museum, T.rex Discovery Centre and McGill University found during the 2014 summer field season, and where they found them.