Queen Charlotte Islands

Cycadeoidea These fern-like plants reached their peak of widespread diversity in the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. Still thriving 70 million years later, cycads are now popular houseplants.

Cycadeoidea Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [468]

Normanites A type of ammonite, found in Yukon.

Normanites Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [RBCM.EH.90.7.1 a + b]

Prothaca With a full scientific name Prothaca Staminea, it is also known as Pacific Littleneck Clam. This clam was found at Port Clements.

Prothaca Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [RBCM.997.007.0048 a + b]

Snail This snail's scientific name is Pleurotomaria skidegatensis.

Snail Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [452]

Stephanoceras Stephanoceras, a type of ammonite, first appeared in the Devonian. They are extinct hard-shelled marine invertebrates related to the modern squid and octopus.

Stephanoceras Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [RBCM.EH.90.7.156]

Wood A piece of petrified wood from Skidegate.

Wood Photo courtesy of Royal British Columbia Museum [308]