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COURTENAY, B.C. Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island’s Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary. As he knelt down and began chipping away around the patch of brown, he felt a familiar feeling as it grew bigger and […]
Amateur Fossil Hunter Finds 84 Million Year Old Fossilized Turtle on Vancouver Island
COURTENAY, B.C. Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island’s Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary.
As he knelt down and began chipping away around the patch of brown, he felt a familiar feeling as it grew bigger and bigger.
There’s a glee that comes when you think you’ve found a new fossil, or are about to break open a concretion, the compact mass that forms around fossilized materials, he said.
Kathy Michaels - Editor
Researchers dust off a fossilized turtle shell found in the rock along the shore of the Puntledge River, in Courtenay, B.C., in an undated handout photo. Experts at the Royal B.C. Museum believe the prehistoric, 84-million-year-old specimen may be one of tow known species of ancient sea turtle previously found in the area. Or, it could be a new species all together.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Royal B.C. Museum, Derek Larson May 23, 2021 - 12:28 PM COURTENAY, B.C. - Russell Ball was taking one of his usual walks along Vancouver Island s Puntledge River on a cool, grey day in January when he noticed something out of the ordinary.