Why the Foulden Maar, New Zealand, fossil site is worth preserving

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Life in maars: why it’s worth protecting a spectacular

fossil site NZ almost lost to commercial mining interests

John G. Gordan and otehrs, The Conversation, July 20, 2023

 

Foulden Maar: Dunedin City Council saves

fossil site from mining by buying land

RNZ,  February2, 2023

 

Saving Foulden Maar-GSNZ lnvolvement

Daphne Lee, Bruce W Hayward and Jennifer Eccles

GSNZ Geoheritage Subcommittee

 

Bruce Hayward publications

 

A book on this site is:

 

Lee, D., Kaulfuss, U. and Conran, J., 2022. Fossil Treasures

of Foulden Maar: A Window Into Miocene Zealandia. Otago

University Press.

 

Yours,

 

Paul H.