Waitaki Valley - A Paleontologist's Paradise
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The Waitaki Whitestone Geopark presents:
Waitaki Valley - A Paleontologist's Paradise
- The Waitaki Valley has many exposures of ancient marine rocks that have yielded some fantastic fossils, which tell us much about the region's and Aotearoa's past.
- Learn about some of the amazing fossil discoveries that have been made in the Waitaki Valley and hear about the paleontological significance of some of the geopark's sites.
A presentation by Henry Gard
Henry is a Senior Laboratory and Collection Technician with GNS Science, a government-owned earth science research institute. His key roles there are preparing microfossils and curating part of the National Paleontology Collection. He grew up in Duntroon, a small town in the Waitaki Valley and studied geology and paleontology at the University of Otago. Henry also works on fossil mollusc shells.
Thursday 15 July, 6-7pm at the Ōamaru Library. Please note that events will be postponed during Covid-19 Alert Level 2 or higher.
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