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Motunau Beach (North Canterbury)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

Also reported: mollusc shells.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Pliocene

NZ's best-known shark-tooth beach. Surface collecting on the foreshore.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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