CFDC Makes More Astounding Fossil Discoveries

An amazing discovery made by Morden's Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre has yielded something even more astounding after further excavation work this year. General Manager Tyler Schroeder says last year's discovery of an eighteen foot prehistoric fish called Xiphactinus, locked in a battle scene with a mosasaur has led to even more finds.
Schroeder says they have unearthed another Mosasaur, a Squid, and some Ichthyornis (bird) fossils. In addition to those, two fossils yet to be identified have also been uncovered, something Schroeder says has come as a great surprise to the CFDC's experienced paleontologists. The interesting thing about these latest discoveries is they have been found in the layers of rock above the original Xiphactinus and mosasaur skeletons.
Schroeder says their timelines are changing daily on when these new fossils may be unearthed and brought back to the CFDC, because the content they are finding is changing almost daily. He says had you asked him the same question last year, he would have answered by saying the Xiphactinus would be out of the ground and being processed back at the CFDC, but things have changed. He doesn't expect the Xiphactinus to be fully excavated this year, but hopes the new mosasaur and squid will be completely unearthed and brought back to the museum. Once again though, those timelines are changing.
Schroeder says it's fascinating how one small area of the Manitoba Escarpment has the potential to tell such an enormous story. The dig site is approximately 1,000 square feet in size.
"This dig site is showcasing the most exciting five inches of rock that I've ever witnessed," remarks assistant curator Joseph Hatcher. "This small layer of rocks is suggesting a rapid change in the paleoecology and environment of prehistoric Manitoba. There is great science emerging from this dig site that has our team very excited!"  The rock units at this dig site are also of increasing interest to the Manitoba Geological Survey, with the appearance of a previously unseen rock layer for Southern Manitoba.
Schroeder adds these latest finds will be yet another big positive for the CFDC.