Trilobite Limestone; AU7133

Trilobite Limestone, AU7133
From

Geological Collections, The University of Auckland

Name/Title

Trilobite Limestone

About this object

Late Cambrian (500 million years old) Trilobite Limestone from Cobb Valley, Northwest Nelson, South Island, New Zealand. All the small rounded bumps are pieces of trilobite exoskeletons. None are preserved whole in this limestone. They are the oldest known fossils in New Zealand and were found in 1948 by Malcolm Simpson, then a 15 year old school boy.

Object Type

Fossil

Object number

AU7133

Rights

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This object is from
Geological Collections, The University of Auckland   Geological Collections, The University of Auckland
Tags
fossil
quake

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