states: [canada]
category: natural
year: 1999
location: Gaspé Peninsula, Province of Quebec
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 48.1050000000, -66.3530555600
Miguasha National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Canada, is a fossil treasure trove from the Devonian period, known as the "Age of Fishes." Its cliffs preserve an exceptional record of 370-million-year-old marine life, including key species like the lobe-finned fish that mark the transition to land vertebrates. Recognized for its paleontological significance, it stands as a vital window into Earth’s evolutionary past.
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