Joggins Fossil Institute Abstracts 2018: 1st Joggins Research Symposium

1st Joggins Research Symposium Joggins, Nova Scotia The first Joggins Research Symposium was held at the Joggins Fossil Centre, Joggins, Nova Scotia, on 22 September, 2018. The Symposium was part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the designation of Joggins Fossil Cliffs as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its purpose was to highlight recent and current research at the site. The Joggins Fossil Institute staff and Science Advisory Committee facilitated a fruitful meeting, with 12 submitted abstracts and over 25 participants, including academic and government scientists and representatives from the Nova Scotia Museum and the Fundy Geological Museum. Not surprisingly, the conference also included a field trip to the Joggins Fossil Cliffs beach where there was plenty of time for discussion and inspiration. In the following pages, we are pleased to provide the abstracts of oral presentations from the meeting. As you will see, topics included ichnology, sedimentology, education and outreach, and new vertebrate research. The Joggins Fossil Institute is grateful for support for this symposium from the Atlantic Geoscience Society.