Imagine finding a giant fossil
Even the sound of the name, Gyracanthus magnificus [ Jyra’-can-thus mag-nifi-cus ], evokes excitement, and magnificus this fossil sure is!
The 325 million year old fossil was discovered in the limestone rocks near Baddeck, Nova Scotia in 1866. Gyracanthus magnificus was first mentioned in the scientific literature in Acadian Geology (Dawson 1868).