CANASTOTA — The fossil exhibit at the Great Swamp Conservancy is on display through Friday, March 10.

This immersive walk through will guide patrons from the beginning of life on Earth all the way to present day with real fossil displays and hands on archeological activities.

The journey begins in the Precambrian era where life persisted almost solely underwater. Many of the species from this time period, such as trilobites and stromatolites, have been frozen in time through fossilization. Their near perfect imprints on dated rocks give us a rare glimpse of what early species looked like and how they may have evolved throughout the years. Here, kids will be able to uncover and identify their own fossil by creating fossil rubbings and practice archeological techniques by making casts of common fossils of species in the Precambrian era.

Continuing forward into the Mesozoic era, more familiar mammals are seen as attendees enter the age of the dinosaurs. Discover the evolution of sharks starting with the great mosasaur and coming around to all the sharks we know and love today. This will be the place to test out your knowledge of shark teeth or learn more about what makes each set of teeth different with the guided shark teeth identification activity.

Entering the terrestrial world, patrons will find all sorts of remnants from the time of the dinosaurs including eggs and egg shells, footprints, skeleton fossils of different species, and so much more.

Children will even be able to dig and discover their own fossils buried in the sand and uncover the unseen species of the time with microscopes. The end of the expedition arrives at the Cenozoic era, a time of the infamous “Ice Age” containing the wooly mammoths, saber toothed tigers, and the beginning of humans.

Learn about the evolution and extinction of Cenozoic species as well as their present day ancestors by observing the different fossil displays of the wooly mammoth, saber toothed tiger, present day whales, frogs, bats, and early human relics.

This exhibition will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday in the Great Swamp Conservancy’s Museum building at 8375 N. Main St. These times may be subject to change due to other GSC programs.

Admission is $3 per person and free for ages 3 and younger. Reservations are required by calling 315-697-2950 or emailing at greatswampconservancy@gmail.com