mamlambo Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 @doctor mud, Chris and I went off to a Cretaceous area on the South Island of New Zealand recently and found some amazing fossils. Between us we found paddle bones, shark teeth, petrified wood, a vertebrae and a few other bits. It was our first trip to this spot and had quite a bit of stuff to carry back, I needed help with my backpack as my legs weren't handling it My favourite find was the section of paddle with some associated paddle bones in it. I just finished the video and uploaded it here: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 A few more of the finds: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pterygotus Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Nice find ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Some purty cool stuff ya got there!!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Very nice stuff! The shark teeth are pretty sweet Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 nice report and finds I didn't know they had Cretaceous in New-zealand growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: nice report and finds I didn't know they had Cretaceous in New-zealand Yeah, it's part of the Conway formation which is quite large here in the South Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Great video. Thanks for sharing such a great day! Hope to get to New Zealand next February and maybe hit a beach for some hunting. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotSauceCommittee Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 How awesome! A bit jealous . . . plesiosaurs are one of my favorites! I know a few lucky folk who have found some plesiosaur bones here in Texas, but I haven't been one of them (yet). [ . . .] to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world, the mossy covering which obstructs his view, and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone, is no less than a serious subject of regret. - James Hutton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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