Tim Fedak PhD

Looking forward to sharing new insights about Charles Lyell's contributions to Nova Scotia geoheritage in a public talk for the #Edinburgh Geological Society, November 16, 7:00 pm. More info at edinburghgeolsoc.org/lectures/#to... ⚒️

edinos.caGeoheritage Archives - eDinos: Stones, Stories and SkeletonsGeoheritage, is what we inherit from past studies and knowledge of the earth, what we know and value today, and what we pass on to future generations.

Much of the writing I have shared on eDinos over the past several years has focused on #geoheritage and #geodiversity topics. edinos.ca/category/geo...

edinos.caGeodiversity Day 2026 - eDinos: Stones, Stories and SkeletonsFor 2026 International Geodiversity Day, a field trip to an ancient fossil plant site in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark.

Exploring a mountain brook and the oldest plant fossils in #NovaScotia for International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social - finding roots of geoheritage and beauty in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark. ⚒️ edinos.ca/geodiversity...

Drivers in #Halifax #NovaScotia complain about traffic congestion, yet 90% of them are the sole occupant in their vehicle. Data based on random observation sample while walking to work.

We celebrated International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social - in the Cliffs of Fundy Geopark looking for samples of the oldest plant fossils in Nova Scotia, at the Emsian (400 million year old) Devonian age fossil site. A wonderful day of field work - Geodiversity On Our Doorstep! ⚒️

This 400 million year old fossil is one of the oldest fossil plants from Nova Scotia. A Devonian plant from Murphy Brook Formation, Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark.

edinos.caGeoheritage Concept Map - eDinos: Stones, Stories and SkeletonsA concept map of geoheritage collections that includes people, places, geoscience, taphonomy and taxonomy.

22 Sept

Thinking about a geoheritage concept map and what makes geoheritage collections and perspectives valuable for the future. edinos.ca/geoheritage-... ⚒️

30 Aug

What is #geoheritage..? ⚒️

edinos.caSketchy Fossils - 1 - eDinos: Stones, Stories and SkeletonsSketches that explore graphic narratives about fossils, geology and palaeontology.

22 Aug

Starting to share some progress on Sketchy Fossils - graphic narratives about fossils, geology and palaeontology at edinos.ca/sketchy-foss...

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17 Aug

Sometimes important fossils are #TeenyTinyThings - like this 200 million year old Tritheledont tooth that was collected during a public fossil dig at Wasson Bluff in 2016. The tooth is from an extinct mouse sized animal (10-20 cm) that was a close relative to early mammals.

14 Aug

This is a remarkable and enjoyable book. Life Between The Tides, Adam Nicolson. Highly recommend for summer reading along the seashore.

7 Aug

For #FossilFriday - a 300 million year old Neuropteris frond that was found yesterday during a site survey on the northern shore of #NovaScotia. Summer sunshine illuminates and warms an ancient fern leaf again after 300 million years. The beauty of natural history in this present moment. ⚒️

edinos.caCoastal Erosion & Acadian Geology - eDinos: Stones, Stories and SkeletonsExamining historical observations of coastal erosion in the first edition of JW Dawson's Acadian Geology, 1855.

5 Aug

Exploring the concept of coastal erosion in #NovaScotia in Dawson's Acadian Geology 1855. ⚒️ edinos.ca/coastal-eros...

edinos.caGlooscap's Gate - eDinosThe image in the archived newspaper page was hard to make out. A single photograph on the Cumberland and Colchester page of a special tourist edition of the Halifax Herald and The Evening Mail, on Apr...

28 July

A historic MacAskill photograph from The Saturday Evening Post @satevepost.bsky.social and a quest to visit the #geoheritage site in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark #NovaScotia - edinos.ca/glooscaps-ga...

25 July

W R MacAskill (1887-1956) was an award winning photographer when he had this photo titled “Glooscap’s Gateway, Nova Scotia”, published in The Saturday Evening Post @satevepost.bsky.social in May 1930.

25 July

I recognized MacAskill’s vantage point was at the East Bay geosite of the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, near Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. So I visited the site, did a drawing and took a modern photo. #geoheritage ⚒️

archives.novascotia.caNova Scotia ArchivesThe Nova Scotia Archives

25 July

Explore MacAskill’s original photo online from the Nova Scotia Archives at: archives.novascotia.ca/macaskill/ar...

12 June

The future is in books.

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1 May

It is a rainy day in Nova Scotia. These impressions were made by raindrops falling millions of years ago, a prehistoric weather event frozen in the fossil record. Check out another Fossil Rain Print on our Collection Online: collections.novascotia.ca/object-967gs...

Can someone help #translate this postcard sent by my grandfather to his Aunt, from Ukrainian to English?

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. Also wondering about the writing in pencil above.

Can someone help #translate this postcard sent by my grandfather to his Aunt, from Ukrainian to English?

Correction: I think this was sent to his mother, not his aunt.

museum.novascotia.caResearch

22 Apr

Everyday is #Earthday when you are a Curator of Geology.

22 Apr

Everyone knows Gus and his good friend Root the Wood Turtle @mnhnovascotia.bsky.social - but did you know that the NSM Geology Collection also has 80,000 year old Wood Turtles from the mastodon sinkhole? Imagine putting these ancient puzzles together!

22 Apr

This summer - you can see these and other mastodon friends at the Cape Breton Fossil Centre in Sydney Mines - in the Age of the Mastodon exhibit. On display until September. #CapeBreton

21 Apr

Two geology maps of #NovaScotia. The first is the full geology map of Nova Scotia, the second is what a palaeontologist sees - all the sedimentary formations with potential fossils. ⚒️. What do you see when you look at a geology map?

14 Apr

In 1832, Jacob Green MD was the FIRST to illustrate and describe a fossil from #NovaScotia - Asaphus crypturus, a giant Devonian trilobite from #MooseRiver at #Clementsport. Green also made plaster reference casts shared with museums around the world. He obtained the fossi from Francis Alger.

14 Apr

Between 1828 and 1832, Charles Jackson and Francis Alger, two geologists from Boston, published the first geological map of #NovaScotia.

7 Apr

During today's tribute to Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues, Paul Olsen shared how Hans was able to identify the tooth of Oligokyphus within a few seconds of looking at a photo. Hans' knowledge was unparalleled, and he was always so supportive. ⚒️ @canjearthsci.bsky.social - dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2014-0220

geodiversityday.orgGeodiversity Day 2025 at the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global GeoparkIn this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike.Photo of…

6 Apr

Take this as your invitation to #visitnovascotia @visitnovascotia.bsky.social

UNESCO International Geodiversity Day@geodiversityday.bsky.social

🇨🇦 In this guest article Tim Fedak outlines how the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark, Nova Scotia, Canada celebrated International Geodiversity Day 2025 with a very special guided hike. www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

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UNESCO International Geodiversity Day

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6 Apr

27 Mar

For #FossilFriday - spent a bit of time in the Dinosaur Exploration exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in #Halifax #NovaScotia.

27 Feb

First #FossilFriday without Hans. ⚒️

Tim Fedak PhD@timfedak.bsky.social

I was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr. Hans-Dieter Sues. He has generously supported my work over the past thirty years and he made huge contributions to paleontology here in #NovaScotia. From 2021, a @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social showcase video youtu.be/AjzIuaQ-Qn0 - RIP Hans.

26 Feb

26 Feb

Hans made huge contributions to Nova Scotia geology ⚒️and the Fundy Geological Museum.

6 Feb

#FossilFriday drawing of Plateosaurus skull and neck - on display in Dinosaur Explorations exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. @novascotiamuseum.bsky.social

21 Jan

On #museumselfieday saying hello to our OLD friend Hypsognathus in the Geology Collections of the Nova Scotia Museum. You can now say hello as well, with Collections Online at collections.novascotia.ca/object-nsm99...

23 Dec 2025

In case you might find this interesting, the "Science and Practice of Road Making", from The Bee newspaper, Pictou, Nova Scotia, January 1836. #urbangeology #historyofgeology

23 Dec 2025

22 Dec 2025

This image is a highlight of 2025. It represents celebration of geoheritage, geodiversity, and community engagement. www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

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18 Dec 2025

NEW - Explore Our Collections This new site, Nova Scotia Museum Collections Online, allows users to explore of some of the highlights in the Nova Scotia Museum collection. We will be adding content regularly. collections.novascotia.ca #NSMCollections #NovaScotiaMuseum #novascotia

16 Dec 2025

A summary of International Geodiversity Day @geodiversityday.bsky.social in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark #NovaScotia @visitnovascotia.bsky.social ⚒️ www.geodiversityday.org/post/geodive...

5 Dec 2025

Only those who were there, know how great an event this was. @jasonloxton.bsky.social

14 Nov 2025

A merry and very, very,... old #ChristmasTree. These #NovaScotia pine cones may be from the Cretaceous! Learn more at: museum.novascotia.ca/blog/very-ol...

ojs.library.dal.caView of Mapping and civil service: Samuel Gaskin’s contributions to Nova Scotia geology, 1950-1977

14 Nov 2025

Am pleased to see the biographic profile of Samuel Gaskin now published in PNSIS. Gaskin was a first generation Bajan Nova Scotian who made significant contributions to innovations in #mapping for #NovaScotia Dept of Mines. #BlackSTEM #BlackinGIS ⚒️ - ojs.library.dal.ca/nsis/article...

edinos.caDrawn to Geology in Hobart TasmaniaDrawing the geology and geoheritage of the Hobart Rivulet, Tasmania, including Triassic and Carboniferous geology exposures.

11 Nov 2025

Drawing Geology - Reflections on a recent trip to Hobart, Tasmania. ⚒️ edinos.ca/drawn-to-geo...

19 Oct 2025

Zonia Baber is someone I would have like to meet.

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Baber put her theories into practice when she became head of the school’s Geography Department. She incorporated history and the natural sciences into the geography curriculum as well as modeling, drawing and painting. She believed that students should go on field trips and do hands-on lab work. /4

9 Oct 2025

A wonderful celebration of #GeodiversityDay in the Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark - ⚒️ see more and Like/Follow at: facebook.com/DrawingGeopa...

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