HERITAGE RECORD · 1497

Mistaken Point

迷斯塔肯角

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

This fossil site is located at the south-eastern tip of the island of Newfoundland, in eastern Canada. It consists of a narrow, 17 km-long strip of rugged coastal cliffs. Of deep marine origin, these cliffs date to the Ediacaran Period (580-560 million years ago), representing the oldest known assemblages of large fossils anywhere. These fossils illustrate a watershed in the history of life on earth: the appearance of large, biologically complex organisms, after almost three billion years of micro-dominated evolution.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ3301928 ↗

Inception1984

Area5.7 ha

Administrative areaQ2003

WikipediaMistaken Point Ecological Reserve ↗

Imported locally from Wikidata; it does not replace the UNESCO record or editorial copy.

Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

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