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Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1556 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-132419" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1556 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-132419" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1546 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-134128" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1546 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-134128" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1530 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-126470" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae
Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

Taxonomic Name : Chordata vertebrata reptilia lacertilia mosasauridae Accession Number : LH1516 Part of the reptiles and amphibians/land vertebrates collection For more details visit <a href="https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections-research/collections/record/am_naturalsciences-object-122721" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.aucklandmuseum.com/collections</a> Images released under a CC-BY licence. Auckland Museum 2019

museum New Zealand Mosasauridae Plioplatecarpinae

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Rare fossil goose rewrites the story of New Zealand's giant birds
New Zealand fossil bird discovery evolution
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown fossil goose that challenges a decades-old theory about the evolution of New Zealand's birds. The find suggests the country's giant flightless geese evolved from much more recent arrivals, revealing a far more dynamic evolutionary history than once believed.
11/07/2026 sciencedaily
Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution
Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution
New Zealand Triassic evolution other reptiles
Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes and New Zealand’s tuatara -- are among the most diverse vertebrates on Earth, but their earliest evolutionary history remains poorly understood. The post Tiny Triassic Reptile Sheds Light on Early Lizard Evolution appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
10/07/2026 sci-news
The missing notebooks that solved a 55-million-year-old fossil mystery
predator New Zealand fossil discovery fish
A spectacular fossil fish discovered on a remote cliff in New Zealand nearly 30 years ago has finally revealed its full story thanks to an unexpected discovery: the original collector’s long-lost field notebooks. The 1.2-meter fossil, preserved in stunning three-dimensional detail, belonged to an ancient tarpon-like predator that cruised New Zealand waters about 55 million years ago.
12/06/2026 sciencedaily
Une grotte vieille d’un million d’années révèle un monde disparu bien avant l’arrivée de l’humain
A million-year-old cave reveals a world that disappeared long before humans arrived
bone New Zealand bird
A cave near Waitomo, New Zealand, has just yielded one of the most unexpected paleontological treasures of recent years. Sixteen fossilized species, including an unknown ancestor of the kākāpō, had been sleeping there for a million years. What these bones tell goes well beyond...
04/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
En Nouvelle-Zélande, une des pires éruptions connues dévoile enfin son engrenage caché
In New Zealand, one of the worst known eruptions finally reveals its hidden mechanism
New Zealand study
Around 350,000 years ago, New Zealand was the scene of one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions known. A new study reveals that this cataclysmic event, at the origin of the Whakamaru caldera, would have simultaneously mobilized several magmatic reservoirs,...
01/06/2026 futura-terre ⚙ Auto-translated
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