Joggins Welcomes Dendrerpeton Home!
Dendrerpeton acadianum, an extinct amphibian that once roamed through Joggins 315 million years ago is now on display at the Joggins Fossil Centre. The fossil skeleton has been graciously loaned to the Institute from the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. The Dendrerpeton is one of the iconic symbols of Joggins and the Carboniferous “Coal Age” and will be available for public viewing in the Joggins Fossil Centre from October 15 until October 31, or by appointment until December 18.
Dendrerpeton acadianum, an extinct amphibian that once roamed through Joggins 315 million years ago is now on display at the Joggins Fossil Centre. The fossil skeleton has been graciously loaned to the Institute from the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History. The Dendrerpeton is one of the iconic symbols of Joggins and the Carboniferous “Coal Age” and will be available for public viewing in the Joggins Fossil Centre from October 15 until October 31, or by appointment until December 18.
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Does this mean that this fossil will be able to stay back in Joggins or is the NS Museum taking it back?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your question about the Dendrerpeton.
ReplyDeleteThis fossil is on temporary loan only from the Nova Scotia Museums and will be returned to the Museum of Natural History's collection in December, ready for their re-opening in January.
It is nice to have him/her repatriated for a while though and hope that you will have the chance to come along and see it before it heads back to Halifax. You can always see it there though, in the newly refurbished gallery, from January onwards.