Forests that have disappeared so completely that you would hardly believe they really existed, have long fascinated me. When I left my …
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New Zealand ecology
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New Zealand paleobotany
The Lost Forest of the Ashley River, Canterbury, New Zealand
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleA gem in the heart of Christchurch is Riccarton Bush (sometimes called Deans Bush). It’s a patch of original kahikatea forest, just a …
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New Zealand paleobotanyNew Zealand plant fossils
Hoop Pine fossils – dry rainforest in New Zealand’s Miocene
by Mike Poleby Mike PoleIn a little patch of shale, continually flaking onto the road near Bannockburn (central South Island, New Zealand), there are the unmistakable fossils …
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