Editing Bay of Fundy (section)

==Geology==
The story of the [[Fundy Basin]] begins about 200 million years ago in the early [[Jurassic]], when all land on earth was part of a [[supercontinent]] called [[Pangaea]]. At that time what is now [[the Maritimes]] was situated near the [[equator]] and had a warm [[tropics|tropical]] climate and lush vegetation.<ref name="billion">{{cite book |title=The Last Billion Years: A geological history of the maritime provinces of Canada |year=2001 |publisher=[[Atlantic Geoscience Society]] (via Nimbus Pub) |isbn=1-55109-351-0 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/lastbillionyears0000unse/page/126 126–134] |url=https://archive.org/details/lastbillionyears0000unse/page/126 |via=[[Internet Archive]] }}</ref> As continental drift reshaped the world, [[rift valley]]s formed, including the [[Cobequid fault|Cobequid]]–[[Chedabucto Fault|Chedabucto]] fault system. 

During the continental breakup, [[magma]] erupted as [[basalt]]ic [[lava]]s and left [[igneous rock]] formations such as the [[columnar jointing]] which can be seen on [[Brier Island|Brier]] and [[Grand Manan]] islands, among other places around the bay. These flows often are the sites of rarer mineral deposits including [[agate]], [[amethyst]], and [[stilbite]], the latter being the provincial mineral of Nova Scotia.<ref name=billion/>

These rifts filled with [[sediment]] which became [[sedimentary rock]]. Many fossils have been found along the Fundy shoreline. The oldest [[dinosaur]] fossil in Canada was found at [[Burntcoat Head, Nova Scotia|Burntcoat Head]]. Very early [[reptile]]s have been discovered in [[Carboniferous]] tree trunks at [[Joggins]]. [[Wasson Bluff]] has a rich trove of Jurassic fossils.

The bay is a member of the [[Global Geoparks Network]],<ref name=geopark>{{cite web |title=Tidal landscapes on an ancient shoreline |department=Cliffs of Fundy Aspiring Global Geopark |series=[[Global Geoparks Network|UNESCO Global Geoparks]] |website=fundygeopark.ca |url=https://fundygeopark.ca/unesco-global-geoparks/ |access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref> a [[UNESCO]] initiative to promote and conserve the planet's geological heritage.