Fossils The Park of the Kabir Kouba Cliff and Waterfall has many fossils, the majority of which are marine organisms from the Ordovician period, date approximately 455 million years. They are contained in the sedimentary calcareous rocks of the Saint-Lawrence lowlands. The principal groups of fossils found in the park are cephalopods, gastropods, bryzoaires, brachiopods and trilobites. Three other groups can also be discovered solenoporacees, crinoides (a part of echinoderms) and receptaculitides. The trilobite Crypotlithus tessalatus lorettensis was discovered for the first time next to the Kabir Kouba waterfalls by the paleontologist August F. Foerste in 1924. The name lorettensis originates from Loretteville. Contrary to the majority of trilobites that possessed eyes, Crypotlithus had none. The Mills Next to the waterfall there are various ruins of mills. The waterfall was first exploited by the Jesuites in 1732 when they constructed a flour mill. It was a building of stone measuring 40 feet by 25 feet. A sawmill was incorporated into the north east part of the mill in 1749. In 1807, the flour mill was in bad condition, a loan of 21 years would be required to do the necessary reparations. In 1853 the mill became the property of Joseph Falardeau. After 1854, the flour mill shared the waterfall with a paper mill in the north section. The flour mill passed through many hands before finally being destroyed by a fire on August 1, 1900. The Interpretive Centre The Interpretive Centre of the Park contains fossils, flora and fauna, paintings and documentation of the Park of the Kabir Kouba Cliff and Waterfall. The centre offers many services including guided visits of the waterfall. The Corporation of the parc of the Cliff and of the Kabir Kouba Waterfall, a non-profit organization has the mission statement of `the conservation and practice of valuing natural heritage and heritage of the park as well as the education of the public at large of this heritage. Photos Notes and references See also Rivière Saint-Charles Chute de Montmorency External links Site de Chute Kabir Kouba La Parc de la Falaise et de la chute Kabir Kouba sur Google Maps Informations sur la Centre Interprétation Kabir Kouba Protected areas of Capitale-Nationale