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Meet the ‘Old Mother Goose’ from NZ’s subtropical prehistoric past

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By Nic Rawlence, Alan Tennyson
| The Conversation Verified
During the early to mid Miocene period, 14 to 19 million years ago, a vast lake covered much of what is now Central Otago. Along the shores of Lake Manuherikia, whose remnants are found near present-day St Bathans, lived crocodilians, turtles, and bowerbirds, as well as early relatives of bats, moa and kiwi, and a rich diversity of waterfowl such as ducks and swans.
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Palaeo introductions #3 – Caring for the palaeontology collection | Te Papa’s Blog

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By William Parker, Hazel Richards, Alan Tennyson, Felix G. Marx
| Te Papa’s Blog
In the public sphere, the more ‘flashy’ parts of palaeontology tend to get all the press – excavating fossils in exotic locations and publishing new scientific discoveries. But equally important is how the fossils are cared for, so they are available for research and display, both now and long into the future. One of Te Papa’s most important mandates is preserving New Zealand’s taonga for generations to come.
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A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand-new research

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By Elizabeth M. Steell, Alan Tennyson, Nic Rawlence, Pascale Lubbe
| Phys.org Verified
Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be studied by eye. But many bird bones are so tiny we can barely see their features without a microscope. Some 14 to 19 million years ago, in the Miocene epoch, the remains of thousands of birds were preserved in and around the vast Lake Manuherikia, located in present-day Central Otago. We know a lot about some of the lake's larger birds such as ducks.
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