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Kōrero: Fossils

Cenozoic rocks

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Cenozoic rocks

The Cenozoic is the past 65 million years. By far the most common fossils in New Zealand are Cenozoic bivalves and gastropods. These are widely found in marine sedimentary rocks throughout the country. (This map shows all Cenozoic rocks in New Zealand, not all of which contain fossils.)

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: GNS Science

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Hamish Campbell, Fossils – Age of mammals – Cenozoic, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/map/9031/cenozoic-rocks (accessed 5 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hamish Campbell, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.