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What are fossils?

Fossil possum

Fossil possum

Fossil outcrop

Fossil outcrop

Geological timescale

Geological timescale

Three types of fossil

Three types of fossil

Deformed shells

Deformed shells

Oldest fossils – Paleozoic

Trilobite hut

Trilobite hut

Malcolm Simpson, 1948

Malcolm Simpson, 1948

Paleozoic rocks

Paleozoic rocks

Paleozoic fossils

Paleozoic fossils

Age of the dinosaurs – Mesozoic

Triassic fossil shells

Triassic fossil shells

Mesozoic rocks

Mesozoic rocks

Triassic fossils (1st of 3)

Triassic fossils (1st of 3)

Giant ammonite (1st of 3)

Giant ammonite (1st of 3)

K–T boundary at Woodside Creek

K–T boundary at Woodside Creek

Age of mammals – Cenozoic

Cenozoic rocks

Cenozoic rocks

Shark-toothed dolphin (1st of 3)

Shark-toothed dolphin (1st of 3)

Charles Fleming, paleontologist

Charles Fleming, paleontologist

Charles Trechmann at Waipara (1st of 2)

Charles Trechmann at Waipara (1st of 2)

Shark teeth

Shark teeth

Terrestrial fossils

<em>Glossopteris</em> leaves (1st of 2)

Glossopteris leaves (1st of 2)

Dinosaur and pterosaur fossils

Dinosaur and pterosaur fossils

Dinosaur diorama

Dinosaur diorama

Tuatara

Tuatara

Bird fossils

Lake Manuherikia

Lake Manuherikia

Glacier

Glacier

Oldest penguin

Oldest penguin

Bird bones

Bird bones

Richard Owen and moa

Richard Owen and moa

Microfossils

Fossil foraminifera

Fossil foraminifera

Sediment core

Sediment core

Limestone

Limestone

Magnified bracken spore

Magnified bracken spore

Fossil soils

Fossil soils

Uses and collections

Haumuri Bluff (1st of 2)

Haumuri Bluff (1st of 2)

Forensic testing

Forensic testing

Drill rig

Drill rig

Fossil excavation

Fossil excavation

Dinosaur finder

Dinosaur finder



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