Fundy Geological Museum
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The Fundy Geological Museum is a geological museum in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada. It first opened in 1993.
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[edit] Exhibits
Its exhibits contain fossils of the prosauropod dinosaur, Plateosaurus engelhardti, as well as footprints of one of the world's smallest dinosaurs, which were discovered in the Parrsboro area by fossil collector Eldon George in 1984. It also contains exhibits on local minerals, as well as an explanation of the Bay of Fundy tides.
[edit] Other resources
The museum also has a gift shop and a laboratory where researchers are currently uncovering the skeleton of a 200 million year old Prosauropod dinosaur. It also hosts Nova Scotia's Gem and Mineral Show [1] every year.
[edit] Opening hours
From June 1 to October 15, the museum is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For the rest of the year it operates on reduced winter hours.
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