page_title: Joggins
hierarchical_section_title: Joggins
caption_attribution_description: English: Showing exposed stratification reveals fossils from an early Carboniferous Period rainforest.
context_page_description: Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada, is famous for its fossils dating to the Pennsylvanian 'Coal Age' of Earth history. On July 7, 2008 a 15 km length of the coast comprising the Joggins Fossil Cliffs was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.
  The dating of this site has been debated, with dates from 320 million years ago to 305 mya being suggested.ᵖ³⁹ It is now settled as 314.5–313.4 mya +/- 1.1 million years.ᵖ⁴⁰
context_section_description: Joggins, Nova Scotia, Canada, is famous for its fossils dating to the Pennsylvanian 'Coal Age' of Earth history. On July 7, 2008 a 15 km length of the coast comprising the Joggins Fossil Cliffs was officially inscribed on the World Heritage List.
  The dating of this site has been debated, with dates from 320 million years ago (mya) to 305 mya being suggested.ᵖ³⁹ It is now settled as 314.5–313.4 mya +/- 1.1 million years.ᵖ⁴⁰
caption: View of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs
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