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Story: Evolution of plants and animals

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

Examining a theropod bone

Examining a theropod bone

From page 2 - Split from Gondwana

Reef coral

Crocodile jawbone

Crocodile jawbone

Under the sea

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

Coconut

From page 4 - Distinctive qualities

Tuatara eating a chick

Tuatara eating a chick

Hutu branch

Giant snails and wētā

Giant snails and wētā

From page 5 - Ecological influences

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

From page 6 - Plants in a mild climate

Tarata (lemonwood)

Tarata (lemonwood)

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 8 June 2023)

Story by Matt McGlone, published 24 Sep 2007