Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre

New member of the palaeo family already in display.

Hundreds of hours of work during the last year, but finally here we are.
If you are around Morden, come tomorrow Thursday May 1st at 2:00 pm for the official unveiling of the reconstruction of the skull of Tylosaurus pembinensis.

Our reconstruction of the specimen type of the Tylosaurus pembinensis' skull is completed, and it is already hungry enough to devour the also Canadian T.rex Scotty!!!

A direct link from Morden to Europe: CFDC director meets with 18 ambassadors, premier On April 14th, a member of the Pembina Valley received a very special invitation. Adolfo Cuetara, the executive director at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre (CFDC) in Morden, was invited to a mee...

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What started being the reconstruction of the specimen type of Tylosaurus pembinensis is currently like a full production assembly line.
4 casts of the original skull reconstruction are being produced for this special project that will be unveiled very soon.
Lab Technician Gerry as scale.
Stay tuned!

Roto-casting machine casting the right jaw of Tylosaurus pembinensis' holotype.

Tylosaurus pembinensis skull reconstruction and casting coming along nicely.

New backlit photobooth with Bruce!
Palaeo art by Raul Matin.

Reconstructing and replicating the specimen type of Tylosaurus pembinensis. Lots of fun!

Five decades later, the partial left maxilla belonging to Bruce (Tylosaurus pembinensis) sees the light for first time, after being hidden in storage in a field jacket since 1974.

Odd enough, one of the best places to look for extremely small fossils is the fossilized stomach contents of way bigger animals.
Methodic and time consuming process, but well worthy after finding extremely rare specimens.
Some of those new discoveries are in display at our Microeye Station.

The brand new, extremely cool, new seal of the City of Morden unveiled today. We couldn't be more excited and proud for having a Tylosaurus pembinensis as a part of the identity of the city. Congrats to the City Council and personnel for such a neat design!!

A reminder of our Christmas and New Year closure days

The first part ever of the giant mosasaur Bruce to be prepared and publicly displayed was a flipper, 46 years ago at the former Morden & District Museum (now the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre).

Did you know that our collections are online and available to everyone? Check them out!
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Major Manitoba fossil milestones highlight the potential for future discoveries in the province A trio of fossil finds through the years helped put Manitoba on the mosasaur map, and the milestone of those finds have all been marked in 2024.

We were in the news on the weekend. We are looking forward to an interesting and promising 2025.
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First discovery of a fossil marine reptile skeleton in Canada near Morden MB, as reported by Winnipeg Free Press in 1934.

Plioplatecarpus cervical with a deep tooth mark. Tough times at the WIS.

The unique sediments of the Manitoba Escarpment are teaching us about the huge geological and climate changes this region has whitnessed, and we are here to tell that story!

How about this triple anniversary?
140 years ago,first documented find of a mosasaur specimen in Manitoba.
90 years ago, first Palaeontologist excavating a mosasaur skeleton in Manitoba.
50 years ago the giant mosasaur named Bruce, a Tylosaurus pembinensis, was found and excavated.

90 years ago, in 1934, Palaeontologist Charles M. Sternberg led the first excavation of a mosasaur skeleton in Manitoba, at Spencer's farm, a few miles nothwest of Morden.