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Story: Evolution of plants and animals

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Evolution, geology and climate

  3. Split from Gondwana

  4. How did they arrive?

  5. Distinctive qualities

  6. Ecological influences

  7. Plants in a mild climate

  8. Radiations

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Evolution, geology and climate

Break-up of Gondwana

Break-up of Gondwana

Geological timeline

Geological timeline

Wollemi pine

Wollemi pine

Examining a theropod bone

Examining a theropod bone

From page 2 - Split from Gondwana

Reef coral

Reef coral

Crocodile jawbone

Crocodile jawbone

Under the sea

Under the sea

Fossil beech

Fossil beech

Peripatus

Peripatus (1st of 3)

Rock wren

Rock wren (2nd of 3)

Black tunnel-web spider

Black tunnel-web spider (3rd of 3)

From page 3 - How did they arrive?

Hen and chickens fern

Hen and chickens fern

Monarch butterflies

Monarch butterflies

Moko skink

Moko skink

Coconut

Coconut

From page 4 - Distinctive qualities

Tuatara eating a chick

Tuatara eating a chick

Hutu branch

Hutu branch

Giant snails and wētā

Giant snails and wētā

From page 5 - Ecological influences

Koreke

Koreke

New Zealand moths

New Zealand moths

Short-tailed bat

Short-tailed bat

Mt Cook lily and flies

Mt Cook lily and flies

Native flowers

Native flowers

From page 6 - Plants in a mild climate

Tarata (lemonwood)

Tarata (lemonwood)

Tree fuchsia

Tree fuchsia

Veronica arvensis and hebe

Veronica arvensis and hebe

From page 7 - Radiations

Two moa species

Two moa species

Common green geckos

Common green geckos

Buttercup species

Buttercup species

How to cite this page:

Matt McGlone, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/evolution-of-plants-and-animals/media (accessed 28 June 2022)

Story by Matt McGlone, published 24 Sep 2007

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