HERITAGE RECORD · 1686

Anticosti

安蒂科斯蒂

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

Situated on the island of Anticosti, the largest island in Quebec, this property is the most complete and best preserved palaeontological record of the first mass extinction of animal life, 447-437 million years ago. It contains the best preserved fossil record of marine life covering 10 million years of Earth history. The abundance, diversity, and exquisite preservation of the fossils are exceptional and allow for world-class scientific work. Thousands of large bedding surfaces allow the observation and study of shell and sometimes soft-bodied animals that lived on the shallow sea floor of an ancient tropical sea.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ122707293 ↗

Area18240 ha

Administrative areaQ4543508

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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