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Waipara / Weka Pass greensand (NZ)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: Penguin, marine reptile, mollusks in greensand.

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

Why this spot

Paleocene / Cretaceous

Source of ancient penguins; collect loose inverts, report verts.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Lyttelton: Canterbury immigrant port61 km away · Tidal foreshore
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