Question

If you were a paleontologist interested in the Ordovician, list 2 sites (other than Lock 22) in southern Ontario that you would explore to find fossils from that time period?

Answer 1

Ans:-

The Whitby Formation has fossils in dark brown and dark gray shale that can be found on the lakefront when you go south on Courtice road from the 401.

A good day trip is to Craigleith Provincial park where you are allowed to take one of each fossil type. Since Wasaga Beach is close, you can combine the two sites, start by searching for fossils and end the day on the beach. A provincial park day pass is good at all parks in Ontario.

A lttle further east is Colburn, where fossil can be found on the waterfront. Port Hope's site has been closed off by the new MoT facilities, so catching two respectable sites is no longer viable.

I'm not sure if you are allowed to remove fossils from the Niagara Gorge but it does make a good day trip and the kids brought back some fossils from the riverfront. If you drive east past the Gorge Cablecar ride, the next parking lot is where you can park and follow the trail down to the river. This again is not a wasted trip because the falls are just down the road and Queenstone Heights (just east of there) affords a breathtaking overlook of Lake Ontario.