Fossils of 10 unknown species found in Auckland, New Zealand

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Fossils of 10 unknown species found by sewage plant

Paleontologists sifted through thousands of 3 to 3.7 million

year-old fossils in New Zealand, which also included

great white shark teeth and the spine of an extinct sawshark.

by Laura Baisas, Popular Science, August 28, 2023

 

Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals 'fossil treasure trove

EurekAlert, August 28, 2023

 

The open access paper is:

 

Bruce W. Hayward, Thomas F. Stolberger, Nathan Collins , 

Alan G. Beu, and Wilma Blom, 2023, A diverse Late Pliocene

fossil fauna and its paleoenvironment at Māngere, Auckland,

New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics.

Published online: 27 Aug 2023

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.

Edited August 28 by Oxytropidoceras
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