Parc Safari is displaying the oldest rock on Earth in its Discovery Pavilion.
Quebec geologists discovered the rock near the shores of Hudson Bay roughly ten years ago. It is dated at nearly 4.3 billion years old, surpassing the previous oldest rock on Earth, discovered in Australia.
The rock will be a key part of an exhibition at Parc Safari that aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the past 13 billion years, from the universe’s formation to the present day.
“Our exhibition, based first and foremost on this evolution of the universe — the Big Bang to today — leaves people with a timeline showing how, initially, hydrogen and helium became some 100, 200 different minerals,” Parc Safari president Jean-Pierre Ranger said.
The pavilion outlines technological advancements throughout the universe’s history and aims to explain the growing threats brought by too much advancement to many species, including humans.
Ranger …