Miguasha

States
Canada
Category
Natural
Year
1999
Location
Gaspé Peninsula, Province of Quebec
Region
Europe & North America
Coordinates
48.105, -66.35305556
Last Visited
Not visited yet
UNESCO ID
686
WH Site
686
Miguasha

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Miguasha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Canada, is a fossil treasure trove from the Devonian period, known as the "Age of Fishes." Its cliffs preserve an exceptional record of 370-million-year-old marine life, including key species like the lobe-finned fish that mark the transition to land vertebrates. Recognized for its paleontological significance, it stands as a vital window into Earth’s evolutionary past.

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