Elpi: Our Origins, 375 million years ago

Temporary Exhibition

From June 24 to November 30, 2025, the Musée du Fjord invites you to delve into the incredible history of Elpistostege watsoni, our oldest ancestor, half fish, half land animal. Discover its 375-million-year-old fossil and explore a life-size reconstruction of this creature that marked the evolution towards the first land vertebrates.

Come and enjoy an immersive scientific experience centered around this major discovery and learn more than ever before about this missing link in our evolution!

An exhibition supported by Fonds de Recherche du Québec, as part of the Dialogue program.