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Greeetings from Australia. I am a new member and retired Geologist. I did my graduate and postgraduate theses on Mezozoic faunas of New Zealand and Australia, so hopefully I can help any of you seeking IDs of fossils from these countries. My main interest is in brachiopods, the pic is from my collection : The large brachiopod is Mentzeliopsis spinosa and small ones Spiriferina (Rastelligera) sp. These are both from the Mid Triassic of the Hokonui Hills in New Zealand
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Anyone else ever visit Burnside Cement Works in New Zealand
Doctor Mud posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
A long shot here, but any kiwis or people who have visited New Zealand ever make a trip to Burnside Cement Works near Dunedin? Alas the quarry has been filled in now with demolition debris. I used to get on the bus in my early teens with my best friend and spend the whole day in this quarry mining into the Concord Greensand. I still have the memories of course but really wish I had some photos from the outcrops there. This was pre- digital days of course so I think the photos and negatives I had have been lost in my many moves over the years. Im going to post some of my finds from there on here soon, I was originally going to post in the Extraordinary Teeth Thread, but thought maybe the site deserved its own thread covering the range of fossils that I have in my collection from this site. It is Late Oligocene. -
Hey guys! Keen to do a fossil hunting trip Auckland
Nickflemo posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi team, rookie fossil hunter keen to get out and do some fossil hunting trips... currently hunting around the port Waikato area. It would be epic to have some people with more experience of the area etc. cheers! Nick -
Hi There Team, i am new to fossils and new to this forum, I have found the attached and feel like its a fossil, What stikes me is the symetry with it and the gill like lines on both sides, Looked like a tooth to begin with but now im really not sure, I found this is New Zealand in Limestone. If any of you have any information i would really appreciate the help. Thank you very much.
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I will introduce this article by quoting the last sentence: "The place has been the site of fossil finds since the 1980s, and many of the discoveries - like this latest one - are made by dedicated amateur palaeontologists." LINK to article
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One meter tall parrot, giant crushing jaws, what more do you want? https://m.phys.org/news/2019-08-whopping-squawkzilla-herculesthe-giant-parrot.html
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Hi All I've really been enjoying getting out and about here in New Zealand and hunting for fossils and taking some video footage at the same time. I'm still a beginner and find that by posting the videos I get some good info from the more experienced people across the world. If anyone is interested, I have posted my latest video up here: 013 Beach hunt for Miocene fossils I'm on instagram as well: @mamlambo_nz and would really like to follow any other TFF users, so please add me so I can follow you
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Pretty cool letting you mate go hard on your crabs...
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https://phys.org/news/2019-07-scientists-albatross-skull-pliocene-epoch.html
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I've been trying half heartedly to get an ID on this for a while now, stoked I've stumbled on this forum! This is from the golden Bay cement works quarry in Nelson, NZ. Found in same area as many bivalves, sharks teeth, corals and snails.
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Found while fossicking for belemnites at the mouth of the Waikato River. South Side of Sunset beach. First picked as a belemnite but the curvature and lack of distinct central rings gave me pause.
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From the album: Crustaceans
Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab from the New Zealand Miocene. These crabs are incredibely difficult to prepare. This one required roughly 20 hours to prepare. The carapace nor the overall exoskeleton preserved well as there are a lot of cracks but the orange, pinkish hue is a bit unique considering most of these crabs have a dark brown exoskeleton. This crab is roughly 8.5 inches in diameter from tip to tip (legs). -
From the album: Crustaceans
Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab from the New Zealand Miocene. These crabs are incredibely difficult to prepare. This one required roughly 20 hours to prepare. The carapace nor the overall exoskeleton preserved well as there are a lot of cracks but the orange, pinkish hue is a bit unique considering most of these crabs have a dark brown exoskeleton. This crab is roughly 8.5 inches in diameter from tip to tip (legs). -
From the album: Crustaceans
Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab from the New Zealand Miocene. These crabs are incredibely difficult to prepare. This one required roughly 20 hours to prepare. The carapace nor the overall exoskeleton preserved well as there are a lot of cracks but the orange, pinkish hue is a bit unique considering most of these crabs have a dark brown exoskeleton. This crab is roughly 8.5 inches in diameter from tip to tip (legs). -
From the album: Crustaceans
Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab from the New Zealand Miocene. These crabs are incredibely difficult to prepare. This one required roughly 20 hours to prepare. The carapace nor the overall exoskeleton preserved well as there are a lot of cracks but the orange, pinkish hue is a bit unique considering most of these crabs have a dark brown exoskeleton. This crab is roughly 8.5 inches in diameter from tip to tip (legs). -
New Zealand: Found in a Cretaceous area - reminds me of a tree fern
mamlambo posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found this in a stream bed in a place that I think is a Cretaceous area. At first I thought it could be the trunk of a tree fern or similar, but I have no idea. It's about 20cm long, 15cm wide and 11 cm high with a circular pattern. Please help
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Efforts made to protect Foulden Maar, New Zealand, lagerstatten
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Proposal to mine fossil-rich site in New Zealand sparks campaign to protect it https://phys.org/news/2019-06-fossil-rich-site-zealand-campaign.html http://theconversation.com/proposal-to-mine-fossil-rich-site-in-new-zealand-sparks-campaign-to-protect-it-118505 Scientist: maar not only 'outstanding' site By John Gibb, Otago Daily times https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/scientist-maar-not-only-outstanding-site https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/council-now-formally-opposed-expansion-mine Foulden Maar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foulden_Maar Yours, Paul H. -
Hey everyone, I got this interesting mammal bone piece (about 3 inches across) that was found in an area with a glacier and no live animals around. Could it have originated from within the glacier or is it a modern bone? What type of bone is it and what animal did it come from? Thanks everyone!
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Hello Fossil Forumers, I am an enthusiastic fossil hunter in the South Island of New Zealand. My knowledge is limited (but always expanding) but my enthusiasm is always high. Ever since a paleontologist gave me some fossils as a child I have had a love of them. I have been a long time browser of this forum, and I thought it was time to participate. Thanks for having me.
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Hey there peeps. I'm from a continent so active, fragmented and deformed that it makes the most insane politician seem stable. Our terrestrial fossils are few and far between, but we have plenty of marine fossils, including some of the world's largest ammonids. I haven't collected much recently aside from a small monotis sp. from my favorite river, and joined the page so I could "sea" what everyone else has collected, and help where I can. The main body of my collection consists of ancient sea bed and mantle rocks, mashed together to form actinolite-tremolite series minerals. Can't wait to chat to you all and meet some fellow rock hounds. Jasper.
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We were exploring Abbey Caves in Whareora, Northland New Zealand and my daughter spotted a strange shape in the cave stream and looking closer it looked like a fossil. I look a picture with my phone. Can anyone give us a name for this? Cheers
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Hi everyone I found this huge, possible vertebra today and would really like some help with the ID. I'm thinking it might be a whale. I'm not too sure but I think the area is Miocene but I also see references to Cretaceous. This is from the South Island of New Zealand. It's about 10inches wide (25cm). Thanks!
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I've got this very worn vertebral centrum from the marine Conway Formation near Oaro (Late Cretaceous; about 79-73 Ma) on the south island of New Zealand. The only two logical candidates are plesiosaur or mosasaur from this formation, both of which are known here. There are characteristics of both groups seen on this bone which is tripping me up a bit. One end face seems a bit concave and the other more convex which is a mosasaur feature, but then there also looks to be two distinct holes on the ventral side (see photo three) which could be the paired foramina that are characteristic of plesiosaur vertebrae. So i am left scratching my head! What do others think? Front face Dorsal view Ventral view (note what look like paired foramina) Lateral view
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My second time out fossil hunting for crab fossils and struck pay dirt! Found 2 nice examples of what I think is Tumidocarcinus from some Googling. My first time finding a complete(ish) fossil so I am very excited! Found a smallish one and a medium one. Both seem to have the legs and claws.
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Hey everyone Weather and tides look good for Motunau and possibly Glen Afric this weekend. I'll be driving through from Ashburton, is anyone keen to join? I've never been to Motunau so this would be an exciting exploratory trip for me.
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