Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre — Attraction in Morden

We visited the museum for the first time in March 2023. It is beautifully done and and its clear they work hard to keep it engaging and informative especially in their limited space. My 10year old dinosaur expert was impressed and happy, although he wished there was more. Little did we know, there is SO MUCH MORE! I booked a dig tour for him and I, we went Aug 18 23. It was AMAZING! They had made a recent discovery of what may be a full mosasaur skeleton and we were able to go and participate in the uncovering of the fossils of that particular excavation. Our tour facilitator Gerry was fantastic, super knowledgeable and patient with all of our millions of questions. Gerry and the wonderful students employed by the museum taught us about the local area, the finds they have made and the dig techniques needed. So much patience involved in what they are doing and with the people on the tours! The tour may seem a bit pricey to some, but honestly well worth it! My 10 year old aspiring paleontologist was in heaven! He was able to share his own knowledge and learned so much more about ancient marine Reptiles (NOT dinosaurs!) He got a true taste of what a day in the life of a Palaeontologist would look like at an actual dig and loved every minute. Once back at the museum we got a tour of the "lab" area where they clean and catalouge their findings. We learned about all the meticulous work involved. They have so many more fossils back there that they desperately need more space to display their findings to the public. Absolutely worth every minute and penny spent. We got to bring home some of the fossils we found during the day as well (after being inspected by the museum staff and they took out specimens they needed to keep and catalogue.) Also to note about the tours is that the cost includes a fantastic lunch from a small local restaurant and water/beverages throughout the day. While out in Morden also make sure you take the time to drive through town and find their life-sized ancient marine reptile statues that are kid friendly and great fun photo opportunities as well Thank you so much CFDC for offering such an amazing opportunity and a glimpse of what a career in Palaeontology/Anthropology or similar sciences could/would involve. It is clear that your staff and students have found their "calling" and...

My wife and I did the Fossil Dig Adventure Tour(s) for my 40th birthday. It had been a dream of mine to go since my wife first took me to Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre fifteen years ago. The dig itself was fantastic - we did some surface searching and while we didn't find any teeth the other artifacts we found were still fun (in my opinion). Lunch was great and included dessert! The rest of our trip went well as my wife exposed more of part of an already discovered Mosasaur vertebra while I got to expose two more pieces that hadn't been uncovered yet. The tour of the museum itself was also neat as we got to go 'behind the scenes' and see things not ordinarily open to the public. All in all it was a wonderful time. A few things, though, could potentially (perhaps) make it better as a whole: (1) throwing in a free T - Shirt, (2) offering multiple price options for those wanting to engage in various stages of the experience, (3) getting a coupon/discount to the gift store - NB: I was informed that there are rumors of a new facility being built that is multi -lawyered with higher ceilings (think Ed Leith Cretaceous Menagerie at the University of Manitoba) - if such is the case the future continues...

Super informative! Ideal if you have young ones and you want to be part of their leaning Team in a great way! You thought you knew Dinosaurs. Always more to learn. The evolution of our home we thought you knew and did not. Did you know it used to be 10 degrees hotter before we had weather personal that it is now on average 3 degrees c warmer in the summer and about 1 in the winter. Did you know that we used to have much worse fire seasons than now. That's how we have so much coal. Learn more and enjoy it at the same time! Try taking this in along with the corn and apple festival!! Lived in Manitoba for 30 years never new such a diamond was there till I saw on Still Standing with Johnny Harris. Had to drive all the way from Alberta just to see!! It's great and in Alberta there are Dinosaurs not like these though!! Lot more history in Morden stop by . Continue to make you time here worth...