| Parish/Township | T16R5 WELS |
| County | Aroostook |
| Signifigance | Geology |
| Total Area | 1 hectare |
Fossils
At the Edge of the Lake
Marine fossil of Brachipods
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Marine fossil of Brachipods | |||||||||
| This site contains fossils in a limestone ridge, both on the shore of the lake and in the shallow water. Two types of corals have been found here along with six types of brachiopods (bivalves which look a bit like clams) and a few crinoids ("sea-lilies", flower-like animals related to sea-stars). These fossils may not sound as interesting as dinosaur bones but they do have an amazing story to tell. | All of these animals are "marine", that is, they lived in sea water. So how did they get into northern Maine, more than 260 kilometres from the Atlantic Ocean? Palaeontologists (scientists who study fossils) know from these fossils that this whole area of Maine was once covered by an ancient sea. | |||||||||
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