Fossil
Description
A fossilised piece of Dentalium Otamaringaense, collected from the mouth of the Urenui River in 1929. The fossil is a ridged white shell with a plug of darker material in its centre. The white shell is wrapped with a piece of grey material which looks a little like concrete.
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Object detail
Classification
Credit line
This
small
fossil
was
found
in
1929,
by
Wilfred
Tylee.
Wilfred
was
loading
shingle
at
the
mouth
of
the
Urenui
River,
to
be
used
for
the
Waitara
railway
overbridge
when
he
discovered
this
small
fossil.
It
remained
in
the
family
until
it
was
offered
to
Puke
Ariki
in
2015.
This fossil is between 15 and 20 million years old. Taranaki's coastline is very rich in fossils, and similar examples to this one can be found in the National Paleontological collection.
This fossil is between 15 and 20 million years old. Taranaki's coastline is very rich in fossils, and similar examples to this one can be found in the National Paleontological collection.
Accession number
PA2015.053
Collection type
Material
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