Embracing one five-mile-long cliff along the Restigouche River south of the Quebec Appalachians, Miguasha bases its reputations on the diversity and quality of its fossils. The park’s extraordinarily well-preserved Devonian finds draw visitors touring northern New Brunswick of the various wilderness parks of the Gaspe Peninsula. About 40,000 tourists a year drop in; among them is a constant stream of palaeontologists anxious to examine the park’s fascinating collection.

The superb state of preservation of the Miguasha fossils allows scientists to sturdy even soft body parts, such as gills, digestive tracts, cartilage, and blood vessels.

The Museum of Natural History at Miguasha offers bilingual guided tours that explain the fossil displays. A short film gives an enlightening overview of the many plant and animal fossil remains that have been dug up in the area.