Archive for July 6th, 2014

Ammonite fossil discovered in Hawkes Bay

The fossil of a squid-like creature wiped out with the dinosaurs has been discovered in a Hawkes Bay streambed. The surprise find of the ammonite fossil – found contained in a 50kg boulder in the Waiau River – has excited scientists about what other specimens may lay hidden in New Zealand’s under-explored wilderness. The uncovered […]