Otago
Shag Point fossil coast
Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: eyes-only concretions.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Concretion-studded shore where plesiosaur and mosasaur bones have come from Cretaceous mudstones
Documented in New Zealand palaeontology literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
swell, slippery platforms
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.