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Provincial Fossil

• Hylonomus lyelli was declared the Provincial Fossil of Nova Scotia in 2002.
• Hylonomus lyelli is the oldest known reptile in the world, dating back 315 million years.
• It is the ancestor of subsequent reptiles, including dinosaurs and, much later, mammals.
• Nova Scotia–born geologist Sir William Dawson first discovered Hylonomus lyelli in the mid-1800s.
• It had a very slender body and reached 20 centimetres in length, including the tail.
• Hylonomus lyelli was an insectivore and used its small, sharp teeth to feed on millipedes and insects.